At least 100 police officers and staff have taken their own lives in three years, a Channel 4 News investigation has uncovered.
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Multiple officers and bereaved families have warned of an escalating mental health emergency inside UK policing, citing not just the toll of day-to-day working pressures but also the ongoing handling of misconduct allegations against police employees.
Some 46 serving police officers and a further 20 police staff died by suicide between January 2022 and May 2025, a Freedom of Information request submitted by Channel 4 News to the National Police Chiefs’ Council revealed.
And an estimated 26 former police officers and eight ex-police staff are also known to have taken their own lives during that period – bringing the total to at least 100 deaths across the three-year period – Channel 4 News understands.
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