Number of police stop and searches in London 2012-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 22, 2023
In 2022/23 the Metropolitan Police of London and the City of London police performed 179,677 stop and searches, a significant decrease 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 2021/22

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November 2023

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2023

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Combined figures for the London Metropolitan and City of London police forces
This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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