Stop and search rate England and Wales by ethnicity 2022

In 2021/22 the stop and search rate for Black people in England and Wales was 36 searches per 1,000 people, compared with the stop and search rate for white people of six per one thousand people. People in the categories of 'other', mixed and Asian ethnic backgrounds also had a higher stop and search rate than that of the white population.

Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2021/22, by ethnicity

Characteristic	White	Black (or Black British)	Asian (or Asian British)	Other	Mixed
2021/22	6	36	12	16	14
2020/21	8	54	19	21	18
2019/20	6	54	15	18	16
2018/19	4	39	11	11	11
2017/18	3	30	7	8	9
2016/17	4	31	7	7	9
2015/16	5	33	9	9	11
2014/15	8	35	11	11	13
2013/14	13	56	18	17	20
2012/13	15	67	23	19	24
2011/12	16	98	31	24	29
2010/11	17	115	35	28	31

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Release date

October 2022

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2022

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This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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