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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GOV.UK. (September 26, 2024). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/
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Number of stop and searches performed by the police in London from 2012/13 to 2023/24 [Graph], GOV.UK, September 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865599/police-stop-and-searches-in-london/