In 2022/23 the Metropolitan Police of London and the City of London police performed 179,677 stop and searches, a significant decrease when compared with the previous year. Prior to 2018/19, the use of this particular police power was in in decline, with stop and searches declining from 365,589 in 2012/13 to 135,850 in 2017/18.
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GOV.UK. (November 6, 2023). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/
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GOV.UK. (2023). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/
GOV.UK. "Number of Stop and Searches Performed by The Police in London from 2012/13 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/
GOV.UK, Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2021/22 [Graph], GOV.UK, November 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/