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
Loading statistic...
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Single Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 $39 / Month *
in the first 12 months
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2012-2021, by ethnicity
- Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2001-2021
- Police PACE stop and search arrests in England and Wales 2020, by reason for search
- Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2021, by police force
- Taser usage in England and Wales 2010-2016
- Stop and search arrest rate in England and Wales 2021, by police force
- Detailed Taser usage in England and Wales 2016, by type
- Police PACE stop and searches in England and Wales 2019/20, by reason for search
- Police section 60: Arrests resulting from UK police stop and searches 2002-2020
- Size of police herbal cannabis seizures in England and Wales (UK) 2018
- Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2012-2021
- Number of stop and searches in Wales 2013/14, by ethnicity
- Number of fatal police shootings England and Wales 2004-2021
- Stop and search arrest rate England and Wales 2001-2021
- Stop and searches rate in England and Wales 2021, by ethnicity
- Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in Europe 2019
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)