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Police stop and searches in England and Wales 2015-2018, by ethnicity
Police stop and searches* in England and Wales from 2015 to 2018, by ethnicity** as a percentage of all stop and searches
by Daniel Clark,
last edited
Nov 29, 2018
This statistic shows stop and searches carried out by the police in England and Wales in fiscal year 2017/18, 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 2015 to 2018, by ethnicity** as a percentage of all stop and searches
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| Percentage of all stop and searches | |
|---|---|
| Not stated | 10% |
| Mixed | 4% |
| Chinese or Other | 1% |
| Asian (or Asian British) | 10% |
| Black (or Black British) | 18% |
| White | 57% |
| Percentage of all stop and searches | |
|---|---|
| Not stated | 10% |
| Mixed | 4% |
| Chinese or Other | 1% |
| Asian (or Asian British) | 10% |
| Black (or Black British) | 18% |
| White | 57% |
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by Daniel Clark,
last edited
Nov 29, 2018
This statistic shows stop and searches carried out by the police in England and Wales in fiscal year 2017/18, 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'.
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- October 2018
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- April 1st, 2015 to March 31st, 2018
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* 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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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- April 1st, 2015 to March 31st, 2018
- Supplementary notes
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* 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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