The available information is given in the following tables from 1998-99 to 2004-05 (latest available).
Resultant arrests following searches of persons2 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Police force area Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Avon and Somerset 2,913 — 3,199 — 2,268 — 2,562 — Bedfordshire 573 — 542 2 425 — 486 — Cambridgeshire 1,142 — 1,191 — 819 — 630 — Cheshire 1,356 — 1,244 2 1,085 1 1,245 4 Cleveland 3,137 — 2,841 — 2,349 — 2,333 — Cumbria 1,487 — 1,206 — 848 — 576 — Derbyshire 1,700 — 2,066 — 1,395 — 1,051 — Devon and Cornwall 2,261 — 1,960 — 1,766 — 2,360 — Dorset 537 — 1,006 — 930 — 1,029 — Durham 987 — 1,056 — 1,219 — 1,351 — Essex 948 — 998 — 1,043 — 904 — Gloucestershire 679 — 909 — 837 — 881 — Greater Manchester 6,602 — 5,722 — 4,983 — 4,153 1 Hampshire 2,273 — 2,910 — 2,350 — 2,211 — Hertfordshire 761 — 1,008 — 1,087 — 801 — Humberside 771 — 777 — 772 — 664 — Kent 5,066 — 4,467 — 3,740 — 3,216 7 Lancashire 3,578 — 2,942 — 2,506 — 2,076 — Leicestershire 2,077 — 1,697 — 984 — 1,463 — Lincolnshire 1,141 — 814 — 668 — 831 — London, City of 635 23 459 — 455 25 1,197 100 Merseyside 6,104 — 4,923 — 3,656 — 3,087 — Metropolitan Police 37,613 9 28,973 12 27,664 15 31,565 74 Norfolk 1,571 — 1,377 — 977 — 767 — Northamptonshire 783 — 899 — 831 — 760 — Northumbria 3,572 — 3,206 2 2,936 1 3,386 — North Yorkshire 1,438 — 1,185 — 974 — 987 — Nottinghamshire 874 — 722 — 907 — 821 — South Yorkshire 2,179 — 2,393 — 2,641 — 2,695 — Staffordshire 1,240 — 1,176 — 985 — 1,228 — Suffolk 865 — 749 — 439 — 497 — Surrey 1,674 — 1,218 — 1,405 — 1,418 1 Sussex 1,307 — 1,556 — 1,533 — 2,037 2 Thames Valley 2,248 — 1,808 — 1,999 — 1,831 — Warwickshire 1,056 — 1,268 — 967 — 981 — West Mercia 2,064 — 1,844 — 1,817 — 1,571 — West Midlands 3,062 — 3,178 — 3,086 — 2,960 — West Yorkshire 3,558 — 4,183 — 3,290 — 3,970 — Wiltshire 615 — 574 — 657 — 722 — England 112,447 32 100,246 18 89,293 42 93,303 189
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Police force area Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Avon and Somerset 2,777 — 2,145 — 2,021 — Bedfordshire 691 1 701 2 467 — Cambridgeshire 587 — 550 6 578 — Cheshire 1,394 7 1,238 — 1,492 — Cleveland 2,543 — 1,582 — 2,679 — Cumbria 593 — 647 — 736 — Derbyshire 1,270 — 1,237 — 1,164 — Devon and Cornwall 2,029 — 1,770 — 1,973 — Dorset 1,115 — 996 5 937 — Durham 1,189 — 831 — 1,049 — Essex 875 — 768 5 922 20 Gloucestershire 862 3 766 3 730 — Greater Manchester 5,278 12 4,247 4 5,014 18 Hampshire 2,337 8 2,602 30 2,904 33 Hertfordshire 763 — 834 — 1,341 — Humberside 776 — 670 — 698 — Kent 3,291 29 1,588 — 1,469 4 Lancashire 2,981 — 2,904 — 2,836 — Leicestershire 1,434 — 1,428 2 1,302 — Lincolnshire 765 — 910 — 1,230 — London, City of 1,864 107 1,839 164 1,553 139 Merseyside 4,592 — 2,781 — 3,098 — Metropolitan Police 38,067 199 27,993 244 24,211 167 Norfolk 978 — 854 — 786 — Northamptonshire 778 — 792 — 921 — Northumbria 3,476 — 2,316 — 2,668 9 North Yorkshire 997 — 583 — 457 2 Nottinghamshire 887 — 837 — 769 — South Yorkshire 3,081 — 2,213 — 1,979 — Staffordshire 1,695 — 2,743 — 2,741 — Suffolk 540 — 546 — 524 — Surrey 1,513 1 1,258 2 1,293 13 Sussex 1,924 3 1,581 3 1,337 34 Thames Valley 2,454 — 2,049 7 1,947 5 Warwickshire 908 — 853 — 707 — West Mercia 1,512 — 1,168 — 1,619 — West Midlands 4,858 7 4,147 5 3,490 — West Yorkshire 6,189 1 6,978 2 8,580 2 Wiltshire 621 — 594 — 608 — England 110,484 378 90,539 484 90,830 446 1 Total searches includes searches: under s1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Firearms Act 1968; also included are other legislation which relates to searches under other powers, such as under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 s15 (which since 19 February 2001 has been replaced by section 43 of the Terrorism Act 2000); various poaching and wildlife conservation legislation; the Aviation Security Act 1982, s27(1); the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, s163 and 164; and the Sporting Events (control of Alcohol, etc) Act 1985; s60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; and s44(1) and 44(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (formerly s13A and 13B of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989. 2 Data are included in the table where a vehicle and driver occupier are searched simultaneously as the search is recorded against the driver (occupant). Any other passengers searched are recorded as occupants. Data given in the table also include searches of pedestrians. 3 S44(1) and S44(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (formerly s13A and s13B of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989. 4 Some forces have recently advised that they have been recording s44(2) searches under s44(1) as they cannot separately identify. 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 the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when these data are used. Source: Stops/Searches collection held by Office for Criminal Justice Reform.
Resultant arrests following searches of persons and vehicles3, 4 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Police force area Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Avon and Somerset 2,919 — 3,199 — 2,268 — 2,562 — Bedfordshire 573 — 542 2 425 — 486 — Cambridgeshire 1,142 — 1,191 — 819 — 630 — Cheshire 1,356 — 1,244 2 1,087 1 1,245 4 Cleveland 3,137 — 2,841 — 2,349 — 2,333 — Cumbria 1,487 — 1,206 — 848 — 576 — Derbyshire 1,700 — 2,066 — 1,395 — 1,051 — Devon and Cornwall 2,261 — 1,960 — 1,766 — 2,360 — Dorset 537 — 1,006 — 930 — 1,029 — Durham 988 1 1,056 — 1,219 — 1,351 — Essex 948 — 998 — 1,043 — 904 — Gloucestershire 679 — 909 — 837 — 881 — Greater Manchester 6,602 — 5,722 — 4,983 — 4,154 1 Hampshire 2,273 — 2,910 — 2,350 — 2,211 — Hertfordshire 761 — 1,008 — 1,089 — 801 — Humberside 771 — 777 — 772 — 664 — Kent 5,066 — 4,467 — 3,741 — 3,216 7 Lancashire 3,578 — 2,942 — 2,506 — 2,076 — Leicestershire 2,077 — 1,697 — 984 — 1,463 — Lincolnshire 1,141 — 814 — 668 — 831 — London, City of 635 23 459 — 455 25 1,197 100 Merseyside 6,104 — 4,923 — 3,656 — 3,087 — Metropolitan Police 37,613 9 28,974 12 27,664 15 31,565 74 Norfolk 1,571 — 1,377 — 977 — 767 — Northamptonshire 783 — 899 — 831 — 760 — Northumbria 3,572 — 3,206 2 2,936 1 3,386 — North Yorkshire 1,438 — 1,185 — 977 3 987 — Nottinghamshire 874 — 722 — 907 — 821 — South Yorkshire 2,179 — 2,393 — 2,641 — 2,695 — Staffordshire 1,240 — 1,176 — 985 — 1,228 — Suffolk 865 — 749 — 439 — 497 — Surrey 1,674 — 1,218 — 1,405 — 1,418 1 Sussex 1,307 — 1,556 — 1,533 — 2,037 2 Thames Valley 2,248 — 1,808 — 1,999 — 1,831 — Warwickshire 1,056 — 1,268 — 967 — 981 — West Mercia 2,066 — 1,844 — 1,817 — 1,571 — West Midlands 3,062 — 3,178 — 3,086 — 2,960 — West Yorkshire 3,558 — 4,183 — 3,290 — 3,970 — Wiltshire 617 — 574 — 657 — 722 — England 112,458 33 100,247 18 89,301 45 93,304 189
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Police force area Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Total under s44(1) and s44(2) Terrorism Act3, 4 Avon and Somerset 2,777 — 2,145 — 2,021 — Bedfordshire 691 1 701 2 468 — Cambridgeshire 587 — 550 6 579 1 Cheshire 1,394 7 1,238 — 1,664 — Cleveland 2,543 — 1,582 — 2,679 — Cumbria 593 — 647 — 736 — Derbyshire 1,270 — 1,237 — 1,164 — Devon and Cornwall 2,029 — 1,770 — 1,973 — Dorset 1,115 — 996 5 937 — Durham 1,189 — 831 — 1,049 — Essex 875 — 768 5 922 20 Gloucestershire 862 3 818 3 730 — Greater Manchester 5,278 12 4,322 4 5,030 18 Hampshire 2,337 8 2,602 30 2,904 33 Hertfordshire 763 — 834 — 1,341 — Humberside 776 — 670 — 698 — Kent 3,291 29 1,588 — 1,469 4 Lancashire 2,981 — 2,904 — 2,836 — Leicestershire 1,434 — 1,428 2 1,302 — Lincolnshire 765 — 910 — 1,230 — London, City of 1,864 107 1,839 164 1,553 139 Merseyside 4,592 — 2,781 — 3,098 — Metropolitan Police 38,067 199 27,993 244 24,211 167 Norfolk 978 — 854 — 786 — Northamptonshire 778 — 792 — 921 — Northumbria 3,476 — 2,316 — 2,668 9 North Yorkshire 997 — 584 — 457 2 Nottinghamshire 887 — 837 — 769 — South Yorkshire 3,083 2 2,213 — 1,979 — Staffordshire 1,695 — 2,753 — 2,741 — Suffolk 540 — 546 — 524 — Surrey 1,513 1 1,258 2 1,293 13 Sussex 1,924 3 1,581 3 1,338 35 Thames Valley 2,454 — 2,049 7 1,947 5 Warwickshire 908 — 853 — 707 — West Mercia 1,512 — 1,168 — 1,619 — West Midlands 4,858 7 4,147 5 3,490 — West Yorkshire 6,191 1 6,984 2 8,580 2 Wiltshire 621 — 594 — 608 — England 110,488 380 90,683 484 91,021 448 1 Total searches includes searches: under s1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Firearms Act 1968; also included are other legislation which relates to searches under other powers, such as under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 s15 (which since 19 February 2001 has been replaced by section 43 of the Terrorism Act 2000); various poaching and wildlife conservation legislation; the Aviation Security Act 1982, s27(1); the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, s163 and 164; and the Sporting Events (control of Alcohol, etc) Act 1985; s60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; and s44(1) and 44(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (formerly s13A and 13B of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989. 2 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. Data given in the table include searches of pedestrians. 3 S44(1) and S44(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (formerly s13A and s13B of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989. 4 Some forces have recently advised that they have been recording s44(2) searches under s44(1) as they cannot separately identify. 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 the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when these data are used. Source: Stops/Searches collection held by Office for Criminal Justice Reform.