According to a survey on police stop rates in Europe in 2019, approximately 1 in 5 Muslims surveyed advised that the police had stopped them in the last 12 months. By comparison, 16 percent of respondents with no religion said that they had been stopped by the police, whereas only 13 percent of Christians said they had stopped them.
Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in the last twelve months in selected European countries in 2019, by religion
"The questions asked in the Fundamental Rights Survey were ‘In the past 5 years, have you ever been stopped, searched or questioned by the police in [this country], for any reason? Did this happen to you in the past 12 months?’ The answer categories were ‘Yes’ and ‘No’, while people could also indicate ‘Don’t know’ or ‘Prefer not to say’. Those who had been stopped by the police were
asked ‘Thinking of the last time you were stopped by the police in [this country], were you in a car, on a motorbike or bicycle, on public transport or just walking? The answer categories were ‘In a car, van or truck’, ‘On a motorbike (including moped)’, ‘On a bicycle’, ‘In public transport (bus, tram, train, underground, etc.), ‘Walking’, ‘Other’, ‘Prefer not to say’ and ‘Don’t know’"
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Fundamental Rights Agency. (May 25, 2021). Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in the last twelve months in selected European countries in 2019, by religion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240644/population-being-stopped-by-police-2019/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in the last twelve months in selected European countries in 2019, by religion ." Chart. May 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240644/population-being-stopped-by-police-2019/
Fundamental Rights Agency. (2021). Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in the last twelve months in selected European countries in 2019, by religion . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240644/population-being-stopped-by-police-2019/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Percentage of People That Have Been Stopped by The Police in The Last Twelve Months in Selected European Countries in 2019, by Religion ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240644/population-being-stopped-by-police-2019/
Fundamental Rights Agency, Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in the last twelve months in selected European countries in 2019, by religion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240644/population-being-stopped-by-police-2019/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of people that have been stopped by the police in the last twelve months in selected European countries in 2019, by religion [Graph], Fundamental Rights Agency, May 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240644/population-being-stopped-by-police-2019/