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Figures for July to September 2021
Tactics used | Number of times used | Percentage |
Complaint Handcuffing | 1,640 | 33.4% |
Ground Restraint | 1,228 | 25% |
Non-compliant Handcuffing | 734 | 14.9% |
Unarmed Skills | 706 | 14.4% |
C.E.D. | 193 | 3.9% |
Irritant Spray - PAVA Used | 157 | 3.2% |
Irritant Spray - PAVA Drawn | 101 | 2.1% |
Limb / Body Restraints | 88 | 1.8% |
Spit Guard | 32 | 0.7% |
Firearms Aimed | 12 | 0.2% |
Baton Drawn | 10 | 0.2% |
Dog Deployed | 8 | 0.2% |
Baton Used | 6 | 0.1% |
Dog Bite | 1 | 0.0% |
Shield | 1 | 0.0% |
Irritant Spray - CS Drawn | 0 | 0.0% |
Irritant Spray - CS Used | 0 | 0.0% |
Firearms Fired | 0 | 0.0% |
AEP Drawn | 0 | 0.0% |
AEP Used | 0 | 0.0% |
Other / Improvised | 0 | 0.0% |
Total | 4,917 | 100% |
Male | 2,522 |
Female | 519 |
Other | 0 |
Age | Total |
Under 11 years | 3 |
11 - 17 years | 203 |
18 - 34 years | 1,683 |
35 - 49 years | 942 |
50 - 64 years | 194 |
65 and over | 15 |
Total | 3,040 |
Ethnicity | Number |
White | 2,744 |
Black (or Black British) | 40 |
Asian (or Asian British) | 27 |
Chinese | 3 |
Mixed | 45 |
Other | 32 |
Don't know | 150 |
Total | 3,041 |
This includes instances where the Taser is Drawn, Aimed, Arced, Red-dot, Drive Stun, Angled Drive Stun, and Fired
Q2 2021/22 - 166