FOI Police Officer Injuries (0281-2022/23)

Request

I would like to know the cause of injury, type of injury and body part injured to police officers.

If each injury could be dated (month and year would be fine) that would assist my research.

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you. The table below shows the cause of the injuries listed.

Cause of Injury	Number	Cause of Injury	Number
Assaulted by a person	463	Getting in/out of vehicle	11
Restraining a person	282	Hit by a moving vehicle	9
Handling, lifting or carrying	45	Jumping	9
Slipped, Tripped or Fell	69	Involved in 'T-PAC'	4
RTC	37	MOE Training	4
Exposed to a harmful substance	37	Noise	3
Injured by an animal	31	Climbing	3
Other	30	Contact with hypodermic needle	3
Personal Safety Training	24	Deploying a 'Stinger'	2
Firearms Training	22	Driver Training	2
Hit by a moving object	22	PSU Training	2
Hit something fixed or stationary	20	Exposed to CS Incapacitant	2
Fell from a height	16	Fitness Test	2
Riding a bike	15	Suffered Burns	1
Forcing entry to premises	11	Total	1181

The attached spreadsheet shows officer injuries received broken down by month and year from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.