Product Description
Covers data on the number of police firearms operations, operations involving armed response vehicles, the number of incidents in which police firearms were discharged at person(s) and the number of armed officers.
This release contains statistics on police use of firearms and armed officer numbers for the 43 police forces in England and Wales in the year ending 31 March 2026.
It includes information on the total number of:
- police firearms operations (the authorised deployment of armed officers where they may have to protect themselves or others from a person who is either in possession of a firearm or other weapon, has immediate access to a firearm or weapon, or is otherwise so dangerous that the officer’s use of a firearm may be necessary)
- police firearms operations involving armed response vehicles (ARVs) (vehicles adapted to quickly transport specialist equipment and firearms officers to deal with incidents)
- incidents in which police firearms were discharged (fired) at persons
- armed officers as at 31 March 2026, and, of those, the number that were operationally deployable (excludes officers who were absent due to sickness (long or short-term) or on restricted duties)
Detailed data is provided in the accompanying data tables.
Product Data
- ISBN:
- 9781036685638
- Author:
- Home Office
- Publisher:
- Dandy Booksellers Ltd
- Pub Date:
- 2 July 2026
- Edition:
- 2026
- Format:
- Paperback
- Extent:
- 20 pages plus CD-ROM
- Dimensions:
- A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- Series:
- Home Office Statistical Bulletin
- Approx Wt:
- 0.13 kg
- HS Code:
- 490199
020 7624 2993
