Home Department written question – answered at on 28 April 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were (a) shot at, (b) injured by shooting and (c) killed by shootings in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Available information relates to offences recorded by the police in England and Wales between 2005-06 and 2009-10 where a firearm (excluding air weapons) was fired and the victim was an on-duty police officer and is detailed in the following tables.
Crimes recorded by the police in which a firearm (excluding air weapons) was fired and the victim was an on-duty police officer: England and Wales, 2005 - 06 to 2009 - 10 | |||||||||
Number of offences | |||||||||
2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |||||||
Police force area | Total | Resulted in injury (1) | Resulted in fatal injury | Total | Resulted in injury (1) | Resulted in fatal injury | Total | Resulted in injury (1) | Resulted in fatal injury |
Cleveland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Durham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Northumbria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North East Region | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cheshire | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cumbria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Greater Manchester | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Lancashire | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — |
Merseyside | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — |
North West Region | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 13 | 9 | — |
Humberside | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
North Yorkshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Yorkshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Yorkshire | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Yorkshire and the Humber Region | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Derbyshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leicestershire | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Lincolnshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Northamptonshire | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nottinghamshire | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
East Midlands Region | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Staffordshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Warwickshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
West Mercia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
West Midlands | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | — |
West Midlands Region | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Bedfordshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cambridgeshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essex | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hertfordshire | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Norfolk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Suffolk | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
East of England Region | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
City of London | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Metropolitan | 9 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — |
London Region | 9 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — |
Hampshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surrey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sussex | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Thames Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
South East Region | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Avon and Somerset | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Devon and Cornwall | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dorset | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gloucestershire | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wiltshire | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
South West Region | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — |
Dyfed-Powys | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Gwent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Wales | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Wales | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wales | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
England and Wales | 37 | 22 | 1 | 27 | 20 | — | 34 | 19 | 1 |
Number of offences | ||||||
2008-09 | 2009-10 | |||||
Total | Resulted in injury (1) | Resulted in fatal injury | Total | Resulted in injury (1) | Resulted in fatal injury | |
Cleveland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Durham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Northumbria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North East Region | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cheshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cumbria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Greater Manchester | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Lancashire | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Merseyside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North West Region | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Humberside | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
North Yorkshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Yorkshire | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
West Yorkshire | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Yorkshire and the Humber Region | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Derbyshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leicestershire | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Lincolnshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Northamptonshire | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nottinghamshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Midlands Region | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Staffordshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Warwickshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Mercia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
West Midlands | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
West Midlands Region | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Bedfordshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cambridgeshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essex | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Hertfordshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Norfolk | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Suffolk | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East of England Region | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
City of London | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Metropolitan | 10 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | — |
London Region | 10 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Hampshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surrey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sussex | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Thames Valley | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
South East Region | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Avon and Somerset | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Devon and Cornwall | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Dorset | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gloucestershire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wiltshire | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South West Region | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Dyfed-Powys | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gwent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Wales | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Wales | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wales | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
England and Wales | 26 | 9 | — | 22 | 16 | — |
(1) Includes fatal, serious (which necessitated detention in hospital or involved fractures, concussion, severe general shock, penetration by a bullet or multiple shot wounds) and slight injuries. |
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