The Metropolitan Police in London arrested 99,169 people in 2022/23, by far the most of any police force in England and Wales. Greater Manchester Police made 43,745 arrests in this reporting year, the second-most in England and Wales.
Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area
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Arrests
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Stop and Search
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UK Home Office, & GOV.UK. (September 26, 2023). Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318947/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
UK Home Office, und GOV.UK. "Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318947/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
UK Home Office, GOV.UK. (2023). Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318947/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
UK Home Office, and GOV.UK. "Number of Arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by Police Force Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318947/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
UK Home Office & GOV.UK, Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318947/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/ (last visited May 27, 2024)
Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area [Graph], UK Home Office, & GOV.UK, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318947/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/