Police Firearms Use (England and Wales) The Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing (Mr. Tony McNulty) The statistics for 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007 show that the number of police operations in which firearms were authorised was 18,053. The police discharged a conventional firearm in three incidents. Armed response vehicles were deployed on 14,530 occasions and there were 6,728 authorised firearms officers in England and Wales. Full details are set out in the tables below: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2001-02|2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |TOTAL |13991 |14827 |16657 |15981 |18891 |18053 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |AVON & SOMERSET |195 |262 |311 |333 |247 |285 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |BEDFORDSHIRE |237 |301 |442 |475 |575 |684 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CAMBRIDGESHIRE |114 |57 |104 |241 |201 |207 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CHESHIRE |419 |451 |397 |358 |367 |340 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CLEVELAND |37 |170 |453 |530 |657 |293 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CITY OF LONDON |40 |131 |364 |404 |323 |239 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CUMBRIA |71 |77 |72 |152 |112 |92 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DERBYSHIRE |275 |401 |369 |287 |305 |223 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEVON & CORNWALL|101 |96 |112 |71 |84 |80 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DORSET |184 |193 |231 |223 |263 |354 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DURHAM |89 |83 |156 |144 |291 |340 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |ESSEX |323 |312 |275 |296 |432 |245 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |GLOUCESTERSHIRE |165 |185 |127 |176 |229 |280 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |GTR MANCHESTER |580 |518 |507 |461 |478 |481 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |HAMPSHIRE |198 |162 |208 |237 |289 |352 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |HERTFORDSHIRE |112 |172 |195 |185 |187 |280 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |HUMBERSIDE |297 |187 |183 |206 |362 |235 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |KENT |115 |137 |207 |163 |219 |170 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |LANCASHIRE |232 |238 |318 |241 |240 |410 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |LEICESTERSHIRE |300 |268 |295 |260 |363 |334 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |LINCOLNSHIRE |477 |392 |386 |294 |220 |157 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |MERSEYSIDE |1020 |628 |751 |733 |669 |727 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |METROPOLITAN |2447 |3199 |3563 |2964 |4711 |3878 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORFOLK |175 |200 |178 |195 |175 |153 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTHAMPTONSHIRE |43 |138 |148 |158 |137 |156 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTHUMBRIA |1440 |1275 |1140 |977 |611 |332 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTH YORKSHIRE |92 |100 |147 |185 |183 |282 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NOTTINGHAMSHIRE |384 |452 |459 |408 |394 |289 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SOUTH YORKSHIRE |258 |463 |484 |546 |749 |737 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |STAFFORDSHIRE |232 |281 |255 |216 |171 |250 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SUFFOLK |163 |270 |251 |153 |202 |256 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SURREY |245 |247 |203 |151 |222 |222 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SUSSEX |248 |204 |280 |187 |190 |201 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |THAMES VALLEY |179 |167 |195 |289 |427 |264 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WARWICKSHIRE |130 |149 |164 |124 |180 |162 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEST MERCIA |117 |91 |197 |162 |122 |155 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEST MIDLANDS |822 |902 |1377 |1264 |1044 |1557 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEST YORKSHIRE |757 |604 |575 |853 |1335 |1272 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WILTSHIRE |45 |58 |63 |88 |139 |226 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DYFED POWYS |28 |29 |28 |51 |63 |72 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |GWENT |20 |37 |40 |81 |94 |133 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTH WALES |302 |259 |197 |223 |350 |340 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SOUTH WALES |283 |281 |250 |236 |279 |308 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2001-02|2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |TOTAL |5776 |5763 |6096 |6243 |6584 |6728 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |AVON & SOMERSET |116 |84 |122 |118 |117 |103 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |BEDFORDSHIRE |48 |53 |58 |56 |59 |57 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CAMBRIDGESHIRE |56 |71 |60 |60 |50 |46 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CHESHIRE |81 |89 |75 |76 |73 |80 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CLEVELAND |85 |80 |95 |100 |100 |105 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CITY OF LONDON |73 |72 |86 |89 |86 |45 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CUMBRIA |92 |87 |89 |90 |89 |90 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DERBYSHIRE |80 |69 |70 |74 |75 |69 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEVON & CORNWALL|108 |115 |132 |123 |122 |132 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DORSET |57 |59 |60 |64 |62 |67 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DURHAM |86 |102 |97 |103 |100 |102 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |ESSEX |180 |184 |186 |202 |205 |220 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |GLOUCESTERSHIRE |71 |80 |82 |93 |92 |94 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |GTR MANCHESTER |219 |202 |205 |187 |245 |217 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |HAMPSHIRE |87 |94 |94 |92 |97 |83 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |HERTFORDSHIRE |46 |47 |50 |53 |52 |49 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |HUMBERSIDE |96 |96 |96 |101 |92 |83 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |KENT |113 |93 |90 |94 |94 |98 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |LANCASHIRE |138 |129 |122 |115 |123 |103 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |LEICESTERSHIRE |69 |68 |51 |53 |59 |67 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |LINCOLNSHIRE |91 |87 |78 |86 |87 |75 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |MERSEYSIDE |78 |84 |94 |93 |129 |139 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |METROPOLITAN |1805 |1823 |2060 |2134 |2331 |2584 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORFOLK |104 |109 |114 |125 |119 |127 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTHAMPTONSHIRE |51 |56 |52 |50 |56 |59 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTHUMBRIA |125 |99 |90 |93 |98 |92 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTH YORKSHIRE |66 |64 |60 |56 |78 |67 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NOTTINGHAMSHIRE |136 |131 |138 |138 |149 |146 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SOUTH YORKSHIRE |92 |100 |98 |122 |116 |118 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |STAFFORDSHIRE |71 |63 |67 |76 |70 |82 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SUFFOLK |90 |80 |96 |88 |84 |78 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SURREY |62 |48 |53 |49 |51 |45 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SUSSEX |120 |141 |134 |130 |129 |129 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |THAMES VALLEY |156 |180 |172 |176 |180 |186 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WARWICKSHIRE |50 |51 |46 |53 |55 |59 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEST MERCIA |125 |ill1 |139 |141 |152 |133 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEST MIDLANDS |111 |110 |124 |134 |145 |175 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEST YORKSHIRE |116 |132 |140 |130 |150 |148 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WILTSHIRE |71 |78 |80 |74 |72 |69 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DYFED POWYS |77 |62 |58 |79 |68 |72 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |GWENT |57 |60 |71 |74 |86 |64 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTH WALES |83 |75 |73 |65 |57 |56 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SOUTH WALES |138 |125 |139 |134 |130 |115 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2001-02|2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |TOTAL |11574 |11848 |13218 |13137 |14355 |14530 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |AVON & SOMERSET |173 |215 |249 |312 |167 |192 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |BEDFORDSHIRE |172 |269 |414 |419 |534 |654 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CAMBRIDGESHIRE |43 |45 |155 |172 |160 |172 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CHESHIRE |523 |337 |356 |773 |807 |793 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CLEVELAND |13 |63 |86 |154 |285 |290 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CITY OF LONDON |39 |131 |364 |275 |234 |183 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |CUMBRIA |53 |45 |65 |134 |90 |72 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DERBYSHIRE |253 |363 |312 |254 |257 |183 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEVON & CORNWALL|76 |32 |94 |54 |54 |76 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DORSET |182 |180 |215 |195 |246 |322 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DURHAM |57 |66 |96 |91 |256 |204 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |ESSEX |165 |176 |138 |138 |155 |224 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |GLOUCESTERSHIRE |140 |166 |109 |121 |145 |213 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |GTR MANCHESTER |528 |406 |440 |364 |306 |214 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |HAMPSHIRE |116 |108 |128 |167 |178 |270 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |HERTFORDSHIRE |81 |129 |157 |155 |160 |226 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |HUMBERSIDE |273 |170 |158 |184 |335 |232 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |KENT |89 |132 |193 |124 |183 |373 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |LANCASHIRE |192 |185 |273 |228 |232 |383 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |LEICESTERSHIRE |292 |232 |269 |232 |328 |313 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |LINCOLNSHIRE |470 |367 |355 |276 |210 |147 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |MERSEYSIDE |974 |547 |687 |677 |611 |644 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |METROPOLITAN |1667 |2447 |2423 |2322 |2572 |2770 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORFOLK |157 |186 |169 |163 |149 |133 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTHAMPTONSHIRE |25 |90 |99 |89 |101 |119 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTHUMBRIA |1349 |1204 |1063 |893 |585 |299 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTH YORKSHIRE |60 |67 |110 |144 |208 |268 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NOTTINGHAMSHIRE |333 |397 |404 |336 |342 |256 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SOUTH YORKSHIRE |221 |280 |372 |438 |632 |522 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |STAFFORDSHIRE |208 |241 |212 |183 |154 |222 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SUFFOLK |116 |160 |194 |119 |149 |204 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SURREY |225 |240 |190 |140 |204 |209 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SUSSEX |189 |171 |250 |163 |162 |165 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |THAMES VALLEY |174 |167 |179 |265 |355 |227 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WARWICKSHIRE |104 |31 |138 |102 |144 |121 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEST MERCIA |100 |111 |241 |152 |94 |120 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEST MIDLANDS |563 |592 |975 |952 |745 |518 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEST YORKSHIRE |609 |565 |543 |656 |1040 |1048 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |WILTSHIRE |43 |39 |28 |54 |124 |190 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |DYFED POWYS |28 |29 |28 |48 |55 |72 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |GWENT |16 |16 |23 |74 |85 |109 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NORTH WALES |265 |198 |153 |180 |299 |295 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |SOUTH WALES |218 |253 |161 |165 |223 |283 | 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