UK deaths in custody
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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.[1]
Statistics[edit]
Deaths in police custody, by calendar year in England and Wales:[2]
| Year | Metropolitan Police | Other forces | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
There has never been a child death in a secure home, whereas there have been in both STCs[3] and YOIs.[4] Between 1990 and 2004, 25 children killed themselves in prison and two died in secure training centres.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Joint Committee on Human Rights (2004). "Deaths in Custody: Interim Report".
- ^ "Deaths in Police Custody". Inquest. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ Joint Committee on Human Rights (2007). "The Use of Restraint in Secure Training Centres".
- ^ 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.
