Data on the amount of stop and searches carried out by the police in England and Wales under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) from fiscal year 2002/03 to fiscal year 2019/20 shows that searches peaked in this period in 2008/09 when the number carried out exceeded 1.5 million. Throughout this period the amount of stop and searches has been decreasing and in 2018/19 it amounted to only 366,912. However, in the most recent period 2019/20, the numbers picked up again to 558,973 searches.
Police stop and searches in England and Wales under section 1 of PACE* from 2002/03 to 2019/20
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GOV.UK. (October 27, 2020). Police stop and searches in England and Wales under section 1 of PACE* from 2002/03 to 2019/20 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Police stop and searches in England and Wales under section 1 of PACE* from 2002/03 to 2019/20." Chart. October 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. (2020). Police stop and searches in England and Wales under section 1 of PACE* from 2002/03 to 2019/20. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Police Stop and Searches in England and Wales under Section 1 of Pace* from 2002/03 to 2019/20." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Police stop and searches in England and Wales under section 1 of PACE* from 2002/03 to 2019/20 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited January 23, 2021)