Claim: There have been about 1,500 deaths in police custody since 1990, and about one third of those who died were from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Fact-check: Deaths of BAME people in police custody - Full Fact
Verdict: about a tenth of identified deaths in police custody were people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. this is based on figures from the charity inquest, which has identified 1563 deaths in total during or following police contact in england and wales since 1990
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2016-07-18T00:00:00