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UK: Home Office: Statistical News Release: Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain Quarterly update to June 2011

01 December 2011

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UK: Home Office: Statistical News Release: Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain Quarterly update to June 2011 (Press release, pdf), Report (pdf) and Tables (link): In the year ending 30 June 2011:

There were 134 persons arrested for terrorism-related offences compared with 131 in the previous 12 months. In total, 1,998 persons have been arrested for terrorism-related offences since 11 September 2001. (note: an average of 17 a month)

Thirty-one per cent of those arrested were charged (42 people). Fifty-two per cent of these charges were terrorism related (i.e. 22 people were charged with terrorism-related offences in the year ending 30 June 2011).

Since 11 September 2001, 250 persons have been convicted of terrorism-related offences out of 424 charged, a conviction rate of 59 per cent. (note: the number of convictions as a percentage of persons arrested, rather than just charged, is 12.5%)

There were 116 persons in prison for terrorist/extremist or related offences on 30 June 2011 of whom 28 were classified as domestic extremists/separatists.

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