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Deaths in police custody and police operations in the EU

Data from information requests and official reports between 2010 and 2022.

Published date October 29, 2024
Source Ministries of Interior, police headquarters, equivalent administrations and other bodies involved in the investigation of these deaths.
Dates covered 2010-2022
Format XLSX
Size 125 KB

Data on cases of people who have died in police custody (whether in police stations, detention centers for foreigners or other establishments run by police forces) and in police actions between 2010 and 2022 in Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Ireland, Hungary, Sweden, Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, France, Portugal and Slovenia. Information from several countries does not include all cases. More information can be found in the methodology section of this report.

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