UK Prison Safety Statistics on Deaths, Self-Harm, and Violence
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Description
Supplementary tables for the Ministry of Justice's 'Safety in Custody' publication. The bulletin analyzes deaths, self-harm, and violence in prison custody, looking at trends across age, gender, and time in custody. It is designated as Official Statistics and was last updated on 2026-07 08.
Use Cases
Analyze trends in prison mortality rates based on the description of death analysis.
Model risk factors for self-harm incidents based on demographic trends mentioned.
Study patterns of violence in custody over time based on the described temporal analysis.
Compare safety outcomes across demographic groups based on the analysis of age and gender.
Strengths
Produced by the UK Ministry of Justice, an authoritative government source.
Designated as Official Statistics, indicating a formal statistical process.
Analysis includes multiple dimensions: deaths, self-harm, and violence.
Examines trends across age, gender, and time in custody.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Ministry of Justice, UK
Collection Method
Official Statistics collected as part of government reporting.
Time Range
Trends over time are analyzed, but specific coverage is not stated.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:08.583891; freshness should be verified.