In 2020/21 the stop and search rate for Black people in England and Wales was 54 searches per 1,000 people, compared with the stop and search rate for white people of eight 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 2020/21, by ethnicity
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GOV.UK. (November 18, 2021). Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2020/21, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, 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 2020/21, by ethnicity." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. (2021). Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2020/21, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 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 2020/21, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, 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 2020/21, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284677/police-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
