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UK: Police use of Tasers rises sharply in 2013

29 March 2014

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"Police in England and Wales used Tasers on more than 10,000 occasions for the first time in 2013, an increase of 27% over the previous year, according to Home Office figures."

See the article: Police use of Tasers rises sharply in 2013 (Guardian, link)

And see: Police use of taser statistics, England and Wales, 2012 to 2013 (gov.uk, link)

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