Home Office Release Numbers on Football Arrests and Banning Orders
The Home Office have released their annual set of statistics on the numbers of arrests relating to football matches and the number of Football Banning Orders (FBOs).
It’s notable that (according to the Home Office):-
- Total attendance in excess of 39 million at regulated football matches. The total number of arrests represents less than 0.01% of the total, or 1 arrest for every 14,000 spectators.
- During the season an average of less than 1 arrest made per match inside and outside of stadia (Premier League 1.90, Championship 1.13, League One 0.42, League Two 0.29).
- No arrests at 75% of all regulated matches.
- 58% of all matches were police free).
- The number of football banning orders decreased by 11% to 2,451 on 20th September 2013 from 2,750 on 9th November 2012. This includes 471 new banning orders imposed during the reporting period (589 orders imposed over a full 12 months). Orders are time limited and expiring all the time.
In relation to the banning orders, Clubs will use these in differing ways hence the disparity in numbers betweens Clubs. The FBOs are a civil matter.
The full report can be found here – https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/248740/Football_Arrest_BO_Statistics_2012-13.pdf
Here’s some advice from the Footballers Supporters Federation’s Amanda Jacks relating to be possible sanctions issued to fans attending football matches. http://www.exeweb.com/2012/09/24/fsf-advice-to-football-fans/
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