In 2021/22 the police in England and Wales performed approximately nine stop and searches per 1,000 population, the highest stop and search rate since 2013/14 when 16 searches were performed per 1,000 population.
Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22
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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
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2010-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2022, by police force
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
Further related statistics
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- Number of stop and searches in Wales 2013/14, by ethnicity
- Stop and search arrest rate England and Wales 2001-2022
- Police section 60: Arrests resulting from UK police stop and searches 2002-2020
- Weapons found during section 60 stop and searches in England and Wales 2002-2020
- Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Stop and search arrest rate in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Arrests resulting from police stop and searches in London 2019/20, by reason
- Police PACE stop and search arrests in England and Wales 2020, by reason for search
- Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2001-2022
- Share of adults in favor of abolishing the police by ethnicity U.S. 2020
- Share of adults in favor of defunding police departments by ethnicity U.S. 2020
- Share of adults in favor of qualified immunity U.S. 2020
- Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in Europe 2019, by religion
- Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in Europe 2019, by age
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Statistics
- Number of stop and searches in Wales 2013/14, by ethnicity
- Stop and search arrest rate England and Wales 2001-2022
- Police section 60: Arrests resulting from UK police stop and searches 2002-2020
- Weapons found during section 60 stop and searches in England and Wales 2002-2020
- Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Stop and search arrest rate in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Arrests resulting from police stop and searches in London 2019/20, by reason
- Police PACE stop and search arrests in England and Wales 2020, by reason for search
- Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2001-2022
- Share of adults in favor of abolishing the police by ethnicity U.S. 2020
- Share of adults in favor of defunding police departments by ethnicity U.S. 2020
- Share of adults in favor of qualified immunity U.S. 2020
- Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in Europe 2019, by religion
- Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in Europe 2019, by age
GOV.UK. (October 27, 2022). Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/538433/stop-and-search-rate-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538433/stop-and-search-rate-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. (2022). Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538433/stop-and-search-rate-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Stop and Search Rate per 1,000 Population in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538433/stop-and-search-rate-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538433/stop-and-search-rate-england-and-wales/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Stop and search rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22 [Graph], GOV.UK, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/538433/stop-and-search-rate-england-and-wales/