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
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GOV.UK. (October 26, 2022). Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2021/22, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2021/22, by ethnicity." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. (2022). Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2021/22, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Stop and Search Rate per 1,000 Population in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2021/22, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2021/22, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2021/22, by ethnicity [Graph], GOV.UK, October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/