The police in England and Wales performed 547,003 stop and searches in 2022/23, compared with 530,970 in the previous year. Between 2008/09 and 2017/18 the amount of stop and searches had been decreasing, but have increased in every subsequent year up to 2021/22.
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23
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Arrests
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Stop and Search
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UK Home Office, & GOV.UK. (September 26, 2023). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office, und GOV.UK. "Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office, GOV.UK. (2023). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office, and GOV.UK. "Number of Stop and Searches Performed by The Police in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office & GOV.UK, Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23 [Graph], UK Home Office, & GOV.UK, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/