POLICE use force against young white men the most, new data has revealed.

For the first time ever the Metropolitan Police has decided to release statistics on how often their officers have to use force when dealing with people who they suspect have committed a crime.

The figures show that between April 1 and June 30 2017 force was used 12,605 times across London, with 340 incidents (2.7 per cent) in Waltham Forest and 226 (1.8 per cent) in Redbridge.

The borough where officers had to use forceful methods the most was the City of Westminster, with 965 incidents (7.7 per cent).

The outer east London borough of Havering had the lowest number of incidents (188/1.6 per cent).

According to the data, the vast majority of force was used against men (10,925 incidents or 86.7 per cent), with just 1,643 cases (13 per cent) involving women, and 37 transgender people.

Breaking the numbers down by race, 45 per cent of force incidents involved white people, 36 per cent black people, and 10 per cent from the Asian community.

Nearly 14 per cent of cases involved people who had mental health problems.

Out of the 18,691 tactics recorded – some were used alongside others during the same incident – the most popular one was “compliant handcuffing” (5,397).

“Unarmed skills” like using pressure and stress points were the second most used technique (3,225).

The data showed handcuffing “non-compliant people” was used 3,174 times, while “ground restraint” came up 1,766 times.

Out of the 281 times a gun was pointed at someone, only twice did officers actually fire it.

Tasers were used 1,102 times, but were only fired on 10 per cent of occasions.

The data also showed 643 officers were injured during the three-month period.

Commander Matt Twist explained officers have to fill out an on online form after an incident to make sure all the data is recorded correctly.

He said: “Our officers face the most dangerous situations every day. It is important we give them the right training and equipment to do the job.

“Use of force techniques are there to stop violence and danger, protecting not only the officer making an arrest but also the public at the scene, and the person being arrested.

“This data will ensure transparency to the public who will get a better idea of what officers face on a day-to-day basis.”

The Met will now be expected to reveal use of force data at least four times a year.

For the full breakdown, see the website.