The table below shows the number of people who have died as a result of police shootings in England & Wales since 1990, grouped by calendar year. INQUEST’s figures are derived from our monitoring and casework and are independent of those produced by the Home Office and other government agencies. Although the figures are small, they are significant and raise issues around the use of armed police.
See also the policy page on deaths in police custody, prosecutions and unlawful killing verdicts and also statistics of all deaths in police custody.
| Police Shootings 1990-date | |||
| Year | Metropolitan Police | Other Forces | Total |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1991 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total: | 21 | 33 | 54 |
Source: INQUEST casework and monitoring.
