In 2023/24, the Metropolitan Police in London performed 137,055 stop and searches, by far the most of any police force in England and Wales. Merseyside Police, the police force responsible for the city of Liverpool, performed 50,456 stop and searches in this year, the second-highest in England and Wales.
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales in 2023/24, by police force area
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GOV.UK. (September 26, 2024). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales in 2023/24, by police force area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284635/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
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GOV.UK. (2024). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales in 2023/24, by police force area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284635/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
GOV.UK. "Number of Stop and Searches Performed by The Police in England and Wales in 2023/24, by Police Force Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284635/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
GOV.UK, Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales in 2023/24, by police force area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284635/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-police-force/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales in 2023/24, by police force area [Graph], GOV.UK, September 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284635/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-police-force/