Information on stop and searches and resultant arrests under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 from 2001-02 to 2004-05 (latest available) is given in the following table.
2005-06 data will be available later this year.
Stop and searches in order to prevent acts of terrorism Total searches Resultant arrests3 Percentage of arrests 2001-02 10,200 189 2 2002-03 32,100 380 1 2003-04 33,800 491 1 2004-05 35,800 455 1 1 Searches may be conducted on vehicles only, occupants only or both may be searched. Where a vehicle and driver occupier are searched simultaneously the search is recorded against the driver (occupant). Any other passengers searched are recorded as occupants. 2 The Terrorism Act 2000 came into force on 19 February 2001. 3 Includes arrests under the Terrorism Act, arrests for terrorist related matters and other serious crimes. Note: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police officers. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.