This resource is from the Issues section. This page contains information related to deaths following police contact, with links to all relevant pages on the MPA website and elsewhere.

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  • How many deaths have there been following police contact in London?

Deaths following police contact

How many deaths have there been following police contact in London?

The Metropolitan Police Service has been working hard to reduce the numbers of deaths following police contact.

Year	Black & Asian	Other	Total
1998-99	6	11	17
1999-00	4	12	16
2000-01	2	5	7
2001-02	4	5	9
2002-03	10	7	17
2003-04	6	9	15
2004-05	3	11	14
2005-06	7	11	18
2006-07	7	7	14
2007-08	10	18	28
to end of June 2008	3	2	5

Please note: These figures relate to the financial year i.e. 1 April to 31 March.