In 2020/21 the Metropolitan Police of London and the City of London police performed 319,490 stop and searches, a significant increase when compared with the previous year. Prior to 2018/19, the use of this particular police power was in in decline, with stop and searches declining from 365,589 in 2012/13 to 135,850 in 2017/18.
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2020/21
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GOV.UK. (November 18, 2021). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/
GOV.UK. "Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2020/21." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/
GOV.UK. (2021). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/
GOV.UK. "Number of Stop and Searches Performed by The Police in London from 2012/13 to 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/
GOV.UK, Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2020/21 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/ (last visited August 11, 2022)