The arrest rate in England and Wales for white people was nine arrests per 1,000 people in the reporting year 2021/22 while black people had the highest rate, and are three times more likely to be arrested than white people.
Arrest rate per 1,000 people in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22, by ethnicity
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GOV.UK. (October 26, 2022). Arrest rate per 1,000 people in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230734/arrest-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Arrest rate per 1,000 people in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22, by ethnicity." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230734/arrest-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. (2022). Arrest rate per 1,000 people in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230734/arrest-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Arrest Rate per 1,000 People in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230734/arrest-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, Arrest rate per 1,000 people in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230734/arrest-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Arrest rate per 1,000 people in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22, by ethnicity [Graph], GOV.UK, October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230734/arrest-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/