(2) how many stop and search procedures were performed (a) by Leicestershire Police, (b) by officers of police authorities in the East Midlands and (c) in England in each of the last five years;
(3) how many stop and search procedures were performed on people in each age group in each of the last five years.
Data on stop and search procedures performed by ethnic appearance in each of the last five years can be found in table 1.
Data on stop and search procedures performed (a) by Leicestershire police, (b) by officers of police authorities in the East Midlands and (c) in England in each of the last five years can be found in table 2.
The stop and searches collection held by the Home Office does not breakdown stop and search procedures by age group.
2007-08 Main Searches of persons under section 1—general Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total White 738,505 35,973 42,006 31,961 848,445 Black 172,393 11,837 8,753 6,465 199,448 Asian 89,781 4,125 10,878 9,890 114,674 Other 17,755 433 2,773 3,154 24,115 Not Recorded 17,004 757 807 591 19,159 Vehicle Only Searched 10,485 125 7,409 — 18,019 Total 1,045,923 53,250 72,626 52,061 1,223,860
Main Searches of persons under section 1—general Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total White 690,643 25,520 16,878 9,695 742,736 Black 152,120 13,219 2,412 1,230 168,981 Asian 77,421 4,522 3,127 2,438 87,508 Other 14,755 618 756 909 17,038 Not Recorded 20,174 780 312 206 21,472 Vehicle Only Searched 7,784 48 4,871 — 12,703 Total 962,897 44,707 28,356 14,478 1,050,438
Main Searches of persons under section 1—general Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total White 629,624 22,702 19,187 11,650 683,163 Black 133,769 7,199 2,046 2,110 145,124 Asian 68,173 4,856 2,809 3,994 79,832 Other 13,967 594 944 994 16,499 Not Recorded 32,620 897 493 316 34,326 Vehicle Only Searched 10,522 28 5,504 — 16,054 Total 888,675 36,276 30,983 19,064 974,998
Main Searches of persons under section 1—general1 Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total White 16,383 23,405 17,337 7,456 64,581 Black 180 9,926 2,113 631 12,850 Asian 96 6,858 2,659 1,047 10,660 Other 295 810 842 587 2,534 Not Recorded 4,047 576 402 146 5,171 Vehicle Only Searched 95 36 3,793 — 3,924 Total 861,494 41,611 27,146 9,867 940,118
Main Searches of persons under section 1—general Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total White 547,369 23,868 14,806 5,840 591,883 Black 108,208 9,385 2,146 558 120,297 Asian 53.794 5,627 2,571 1,097 63,089 Other 10,796 688 904 418 12,806 Not Recorded 16,552 625 867 209 18,253 Vehicle Only Searched 12,725 243 4,396 10 17,374 Total 749,444 40,436 25,690 8,132 74,258 ‘— ’Data not broken down by vehicle only search 1 Data for searches of person under section 1—general has been estimated
2007-08 Police force area Searches of persons under section 1—general Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total Leicestershire 24,181 837 4 5 25,027 East Midlands Region 64,905 1,522 8 5 66,440 England 1,004,004 52,592 59,697 51,630 1,177,923
Police force area Searches of persons under section 1—general Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total Leicestershire 21,849 744 — 2 22,595 East Midlands Region 61,508 2,339 5 4 63,856 England 919,816 44,458 24,878 12,701 1,001,853
Police force area Searches of persons under section 1—general Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total Leicestershire 17,923 1,039 1 27 18,990 East Midlands Region 52,904 2,317 11 223 55,455 England 848,400 35,596 28,861 18,781 931,638
Police force area Searches of persons under section 1—general Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total Leicestershire 15,350 583 0 0 15,933 East Midlands Region 44,958 1,266 0 0 46,224 England 811,300 40,783 23,731 10,209 886,023
Police force area Searches of persons under section 1—general Searches of persons in anticipation of violence under section 60 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) Searches of persons in order to prevent acts of terrorism under section 44(2) Total Leicestershire 12,523 1,005 7 2 13,537 East Midlands Region 38,585 1,384 7 2 39,978 England 710,826 40,409 25,118 7,501 783,854