In 2022/23, 289,227 stop and searches were performed by the police in England and Wales on white people, compared with 59,043 on Black people, and 46,634 on Asian people.
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23, by ethnicity
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GOV.UK. (November 6, 2023). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284682/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23, by ethnicity." Chart. November 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284682/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284682/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Number of Stop and Searches Performed by The Police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284682/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284682/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23, by ethnicity [Graph], GOV.UK, November 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284682/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/