FOI REF: FOI-2023-1516
You asked
Could I please request the statistics for the number of Police Officer suicides in the UK while the officer in question has been under suspension.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Our mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. This Quality and Methodology Information report has more information detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.
We have published several pieces of analysis of suicide in different occupational groups for people aged 20 to 64 years, based on deaths registered in England and Wales.
Occupation is reported at the time of death registration by the informant and this information using the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC 2010). This classification system has 4 levels of granularity, ranging from higher-level groupings to specific occupations. This includes:
1172 Senior police officers
3312 Police officers (sergeant and below)
3315 Police community support officers
Please see Table 4 in these England and Wales data tables for the number of suicides registered between 2011 and 2021, Figures for 1172 Senior police officers can be found on row 23, 3312 Police officers (sergeant and below) on row 136 and 3315 Police community support officers on row 139.
Unfortunately, we do not hold information about suicides specifically where the officer in question has been under suspension. You may be able to obtain these statistics from individual police forces.