In 2022/23, the Metropolitan Police in London performed 177,490 stop and searches, by far the most of any police force in England and Wales. Merseyside Police, the police force responsible for the city of Liverpool performed 52,645 stop and searches in this year, the second-highest in England and Wales.
Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area
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GOV.UK. (November 6, 2023). Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284635/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
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Number of stop and searches performed by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area [Graph], GOV.UK, November 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284635/stop-and-searches-england-and-wales-by-police-force/