This statistic shows stop and searches carried out by the police in England and Wales in fiscal year 2018/19, by ethnicity as a percentage of all stop and searches. The largest number of searches were conducted upon people whose ethnicity is described as 'white'.
Police stop and searches* in England and Wales from 2018/19, by ethnicity** as a percentage of all stop and searches
* Stop and searches conducted under the following legislation:
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), section 1. Excludes Merseyside stop and search data.
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act (1994), section 60
** Ethnicity was self-defined by the person who had been stopped and searched.
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GOV.UK. (October 24, 2019). Police stop and searches* in England and Wales from 2018/19, by ethnicity** as a percentage of all stop and searches [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Police stop and searches* in England and Wales from 2018/19, by ethnicity** as a percentage of all stop and searches." Chart. October 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. (2019). Police stop and searches* in England and Wales from 2018/19, by ethnicity** as a percentage of all stop and searches. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Police Stop and Searches* in England and Wales from 2018/19, by Ethnicity** as a Percentage of All Stop and Searches." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, Police stop and searches* in England and Wales from 2018/19, by ethnicity** as a percentage of all stop and searches Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/ (last visited February 17, 2020)
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