The police in England and Wales performed 535,307 stop and searches in 2023/24, compared with 547,000 in the previous year. Between 2008/09 and 2017/18 the amount of stop and searches had been decreasing, but have increased in every subsequent year up until 2021/22.
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2023/24
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UK Home Office, & GOV.UK. (September 26, 2024). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284599/police-pace-stop-and-searches-in-england-and-wales/
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