Data on the number of deaths in or following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20 shows that during the period, the observed number of fatalities in or following police custody fluctuated, peaking to 23 deaths in 2017/18. In 2019/20 it fell to 18 deaths.
Deaths in or following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20
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Independent Police Complaints Commission. (September 4, 2020). Deaths in or following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319252/deaths-during-following-police-contact-police-custody-england-wales/
Independent Police Complaints Commission. "Deaths in or following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20." Chart. September 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319252/deaths-during-following-police-contact-police-custody-england-wales/
Independent Police Complaints Commission. (2020). Deaths in or following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319252/deaths-during-following-police-contact-police-custody-england-wales/
Independent Police Complaints Commission. "Deaths in or following Police Custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319252/deaths-during-following-police-contact-police-custody-england-wales/
Independent Police Complaints Commission, Deaths in or following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319252/deaths-during-following-police-contact-police-custody-england-wales/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Deaths in or following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20 [Graph], Independent Police Complaints Commission, September 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319252/deaths-during-following-police-contact-police-custody-england-wales/