In 2020/21, approximately 417.4 thousand White persons were arrested in England and Wales compared with 54.1 thousand Black or Black British persons, 44 thousand Asian or Asian British persons, and 20.3 thousand people of mixed ethnicity.
Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21, by ethnicity
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Statistics on The police service in the United Kingdom
Key figures
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Police Numbers
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- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 1979-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of police officers in Scotland 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Proportion of police officers from ethnic minorites in England and Wales 2005-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of police community support officers in England and Wales 2003-2022
Arrests
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- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2021
- Premium Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales 2006-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Premium Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2022, by offence
- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2021, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales 2006-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2022, by gender
Stop and Search
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- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2001-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2012-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Premium Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2012-2022
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Crime Figures
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- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK by country 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK in 2021/22 by region
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2003-2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2021/22, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of crimes in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of crimes offences in Northern Ireland 2002-2022
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GOV.UK. (November 18, 2021). Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377430/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21, by ethnicity." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377430/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. (2021). Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377430/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Number of Persons Arrested for Offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377430/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377430/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21, by ethnicity [Graph], GOV.UK, November 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377430/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/