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The number of police firearms operations in England and Wales has risen over the past three years reaching 18,746 in the year ending March 2018.
However, this is an overall decrease from its peak in 2008-09 (when comparable records began) when there were 23,181 operations.
Despite the large number of operations, the number of incidents when firearms have been discharged by police is low - just 12 in 2017-18.
Overall, the number of armed police officers is at its highest since 2012, with 6,459 across all police forces.
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