In 2019, the leading reason that was given for strip searches which were carried out by police in New South Wales in Australia, was suspected possession of illegal drugs, in which a over 4,900 searches were carried out due to this reason. Contrastingly, only nine searches were made due to the possession of a firearm or explosives. Although crime has decreased significantly in New South Wales, due to more people being sentenced to prison, drug offences have risen.
Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason
Strip search is defined by the source as 'a search of a person or of articles in the possession of a person that may include: a. requiring the person to remove all of his or her clothes, and b. an examination of the person's body (but not of the persons body cavities) and of those clothes'.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Redfern Legal Centre. (August 22, 2019). Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/
Redfern Legal Centre. "Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason." Chart. August 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/
Redfern Legal Centre. (2019). Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/
Redfern Legal Centre. "Number of Strip Searches by Police in New South Wales, Australia in Financial Year 2019, by Leading Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/
Redfern Legal Centre, Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason [Graph], Redfern Legal Centre, August 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/
