Methods of self-harm incidents in prison in England and Wales 2018

Published by D. Clark, Jul 3, 2024
This statistic gives an overview of the number of prison self-harm incidents in England and Wales in 2018, by method. According to the source, the most common method was cutting and scratching.

Number of incidents of self-harming in prison in England and Wales in 2018, by method

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October 2019

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United Kingdom (England, Wales)

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2018

Supplementary notes

* The other category includes 'head banging' and 'ligature making' and a small proportion of incidents, difficult to classify on information provided.
This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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