Shootings by police officers in England and Wales since 1985
Excludes discharges which caused no injuries, shootings of animals, baton rounds and Taser discharges.
* figures represent fatalities and injuries up to 10 June 2008
* * 2007 figure includes an injured police staff employee.
* * * 2008 figure includes one police officer fatally shot.
|
Calendar Year
|
Members of the public fatally shot |
Members of the public injured |
|
2008*/***
|
2
|
-
|
|
2007**
|
5
|
2
|
|
2006
|
1
|
2
|
|
2005
|
6
|
2
|
|
2004
|
2
|
1
|
|
2003
|
2
|
1
|
|
2002
|
2
|
3
|
|
2001
|
4
|
1
|
|
2000
|
2
|
6
|
|
1999
|
3
|
4
|
|
1998
|
2
|
4
|
|
1997
|
0
|
1
|
|
1996
|
2
|
2
|
|
1995
|
2
|
4
|
|
1994
|
2
|
3
|
|
1993
|
3
|
2
|
|
1992
|
3
|
8
|
|
1991
|
3
|
2
|
|
1990
|
2
|
1
|
|
1989
|
2
|
0
|
|
1988
|
0
|
3
|
|
1987
|
5
|
6
|
|
1986
|
0
|
0
|
|
1985
|
1
|
3
|
