Stats: Police Use Of Firearms in North Wales
Figures published by the Home Office today show how many times firearms have been used by officers from North Wales Police.
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The number of police operations in north Wales which were authorised to use firearms in 2013 fell by almost 40% from 186 in 2012 to 113 in 2013.
The number of incidents across the whole of England and Wales where a conventional firearm was discharged by the police in 2013 was 3 (three) down from 5 the previous year.
The number of authorised firearms officers (AFO’s) in North Wales Police force in 2013 was 72 – 8 less than 2012.
The number of incidents requiring armed response vehicles to attend fell by nearly 42% in 2013, from 166 in 2013 to 97 last year
