HC Deb 05 December 1985 vol 88 c322W
Mr. Kaufman

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state for each year since 1973 the number of police officers killed or injured on duty.

Mr. Giles Shaw

Information on the number of police officers injured on duty is not held centrally. The number of officers killed on duty is as follows:

Number
1973 12
1974 4
1975 5
1976 5
1977 13
1978 14
1979 10
1980 5
1981 10
1982 15
1983 16
1984 15
1985* 7
* up to 3 December.