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Stop and Search

Volume 508: debated on Tuesday 6 April 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many stop and search procedures were performed on members of each ethnic minority in each of the last five years; (323485)

(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.

Table 1: Stop and search procedures performed, under sections 1, 60, 44(1) and 44(2), by ethnic appearance

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

2006-07

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

2005-06

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

2004-05

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

2003-04

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

Table 2: Stop and search procedures performed in Leicestershire, East Midlands and England, under sections 1, 60, 44(1) and 44(2)

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

2006-07

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

2005-06

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

2004-05

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

2003-04

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