Number of police stop and searches in London 2012-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 27, 2024

In 2023/24 the Metropolitan Police of London and the City of London police performed 139,482 stop and searches, a decrease when compared with the previous year. Before 2018/19, the use of this particular police power was declining, with stop and searches falling from 365,589 in 2012/13 to 135,850 in 2017/18.

Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2023/24

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September 2024

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United Kingdom (England)

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April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2024

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This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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