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Stop and Search: Greater London

Volume 502: debated on Monday 7 December 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stop-and-searches were carried out under (a) section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and (b) section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each London borough in each month since May 2007; and how many searches resulted in (i) an arrest and (ii) a conviction for each type of search. (304307)

Information on stop-and-searches in 2007-08 (the latest period available) under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, in the Metropolitan police force area and City of London, broken down by quarter, are provided in the following table.

Data broken down by month and London borough are not available as the information reported to the Home Office on stop and searches are broken down by police force area and quarter only.

Information on stops and searches conducted in 2008-09 is scheduled to be published in March 2010.

Stop-searches and resultant arrests under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, by quarter and police force area, Greater London 2007-08

Number

Section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

Searches

Resultant arrests

Searches

Arrests for possession of an offensive weapon or dangerous instrument

Arrests for other reasons

Metropolitan Police

Quarter 1 (April 2007 to June 2007)

86,119

10,238

2,686

14

77

Quarter 2 (July 2007 to September 2007)

90,807

10,242

4,867

18

150

Quarter 3 (October 2007 to December 2007)

96,593

10,386

4,812

24

198

Quarter 4 (January 2008 to March 2008)

120,064

11,031

5,106

28

119

Total 2007-08

393,583

41,897

17,471

84

544

City of London

Quarter 1 (April 2007 to June 2007)

1,767

245

Quarter 2 (July 2007 to September 2007)

1,539

252

2

Quarter 3 (October 2007 to December 2007)

1,203

202

Quarter 4 (January 2008 to March 2008)

1,252

175

1

Total 2007-08

5,761

874

3

Greater London

Quarter 1 (April 2007 to June 2007)

87,886

10,483

2,686

14

77

Quarter 2 (July 2007 to September 2007)

92,346

10,494

4,869

18

150

Quarter 3 (October 2007 to December 2007)

97,796

10,588

4,812

24

198

Quarter 4 (January 2008 to March 2008)

121,316

11,206

5,107

28

119

Total 2007-08

399,344

42,771

17,474

84

544