UK deaths in custody
Deaths in custody, including police custody, are subject to great concern for a number of reasons, including the intrinsically vulnerable nature of some of those in custody, and the power imbalance inherent in the situation
Statistics
Deaths in police custody, by calendar year in England and Wales:[1]
| Year | Metropolitan Police | Other forces | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2014 | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| 2013 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2012 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| 2010 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2009 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2008 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 2007 | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| 2006 | 4 | 29 | 33 |
| 2005 | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| 2004 | 5 | 51 | 56 |
| 2003 | 12 | 50 | 62 |
| 2002 | 11 | 36 | 47 |
| 2001 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 2000 | 5 | 31 | 36 |
| 1999 | 15 | 32 | 47 |
| 1998 | 13 | 52 | 65 |
| 1997 | 15 | 43 | 58 |
| 1996 | 21 | 36 | 57 |
| 1995 | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| 1994 | 16 | 36 | 52 |
| 1993 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 1992 | 15 | 33 | 48 |
| 1991 | 24 | 36 | 60 |
| 1990 | 19 | 40 | 59 |
Child deaths
There has never been a child death in a secure home, whereas there have been in both STCs[2] and YOIs.[3] Between 1990 and 2004, 25 children killed themselves in prison and two died in secure training centres.[4]
References
- ↑ "Deaths in Police Custody". Inquest. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ↑ Joint Committee on Human Rights (2007). "The Use of Restraint in Secure Training Centres" (PDF).
- ↑ Vallely, Paul (2010-01-21). "The end of innocence: Inside Britain's child prisons". The Independent. London. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ↑ "Custody death rate 'shocks' MPs". BBC. 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
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