The number of armed police responses in West Yorkshire fell last year but there were still two a day. Pic: PA THE number of incidents that armed police were called to in West Yorkshire over the past year fell by six per cent from a year earlier, the latest figures have revealed. The data, from the Home Office, revealed that armed officers in the county were called to an average of two incidents a day between April 2020 and March 2021. The 702 incidents they responded to was down from 746 in 2019-20, a fall of six per cent. West Yorkshire Police said the drop is down to wider efforts to reduce violent crime in the country, while the Home Office acknowledged the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns have had an impact.