Data on the number of assaults on prison staff in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021 shows that the highest number of assaults recorded over this period of time was in 2019, reaching more than 10 thousand assaults. In 2021, there were 7,957 assaults on prison staff, compared with 7,991 in the previous year.
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Ministry of Justice UK. (October 27, 2022). Number of assaults on prison staff in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315132/assaults-on-prison-staff-in-england-and-wales/
Ministry of Justice UK. "Number of assaults on prison staff in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315132/assaults-on-prison-staff-in-england-and-wales/
Ministry of Justice UK. (2022). Number of assaults on prison staff in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315132/assaults-on-prison-staff-in-england-and-wales/
Ministry of Justice UK. "Number of Assaults on Prison Staff in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315132/assaults-on-prison-staff-in-england-and-wales/
Ministry of Justice UK, Number of assaults on prison staff in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315132/assaults-on-prison-staff-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of assaults on prison staff in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], Ministry of Justice UK, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315132/assaults-on-prison-staff-in-england-and-wales/