POLICE officers in England and Wales are three times more likely to use force against black people than white, official figures reveal. 

The data, published by the Home Office today, shows that black people continued to be disproportionately targeted with use of force by officers. 

Despite only making up 4.2 per cent of the population, according to the census, black people experienced 14 per cent of all use of force incidents recorded by police forces in England and Wales in 2020 to 2021 — and were three times more likely to be subjected to this treatment than white people. In London the rate rises to 3.4 times.