In 2023/24 there were 186 police related fatalities in England and Wales, compared with 198 in the previous reporting year. Of these fatalities, 68 were suicides, 32 were road traffic fatalities, 24 were deaths in or following police custody, with two fatal shootings in this reporting year. A further 60 fatalities were defined as other deaths during or following police contact.
Number of fatalities following police contact in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2023/24, by type
Change in definition of other deaths following contact in 2010/11 to include only cases subject to an independent investigation. Expansion of IPCC investigative resource and capacity to conduct more independent investigations into serious and sensitive matters – this has a direct impact on the number of other contact deaths that are reported.
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Independent Police Complaints Commission. (October 17, 2024). Number of fatalities following police contact in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2023/24, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319287/deaths-during-or-following-police-contact-causes-england-and-wales/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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