In the 2022/23 reporting year, the police in England and Wales were more than 3.4 times likely to use force against black people, when compared to white people. People of mixed, Asian and other ethnic groups were however likely to have force used against them by police forces.
Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity
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Rate of use of force in relation to white ethnic group
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GOV.UK, & UK Home Office. (November 30, 2023). Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, und UK Home Office. "Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, UK Home Office. (2023). Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, and UK Home Office. "Rate of Use of Force (in Relation to White Ethnic Group) by The Police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK & UK Home Office, Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Home Office, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
