There were 710 complaint cases for Surrey Police in 2009/10. This is a 206% change on the 2003/04 figure. This is the second highest increase (after Northamptonshire) of all 43 forces in [[England and Wales]]. For comparison, the average change across forces in England and Wales over the same period was 113%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/Documents/complaints_statistics_09-10.pdf |title=ArchivedcopyPolice Complaints: statistics for England and Wales 2009/10 |website=www.ipcc.gov.uk |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420154214/http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/Documents/complaints_statistics_09-10.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Surrey Police have been condemned by a coroner's jury over the death of Terry Smith who was restrained and put in a spit hood and kept in restraints for over two hours despite saying repeatedly that he could not breathe.<ref>[{{cite news |last= Taylor |first= Diane |date= 5 July 2018 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/05/inquest-jury-condemns-surrey-police-over-death-of-man-placed-in-spit-hood |title= Inquest jury condemns Surrey police over death of man placed in spit hood]''[[|work= The Guardian]]''}}</ref>
