In 2022/23, there were 70,578 stop and searches carried out on people of white ethnic appearance by the police in London, compared with 62,521 people of Black ethnic appearance, and 27,044 of Asian ethnic appearance.
Number of stop and searches performed by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2022/23, by self-defined ethnicity or ethnic appearance
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GOV.UK. (November 6, 2023). Number of stop and searches performed by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2022/23, by self-defined ethnicity or ethnic appearance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865693/stop-and-searches-in-london-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Number of stop and searches performed by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2022/23, by self-defined ethnicity or ethnic appearance." Chart. November 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865693/stop-and-searches-in-london-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of stop and searches performed by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2022/23, by self-defined ethnicity or ethnic appearance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865693/stop-and-searches-in-london-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK. "Number of Stop and Searches Performed by The Metropolitan Police in London in 2022/23, by Self-defined Ethnicity or Ethnic Appearance." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865693/stop-and-searches-in-london-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, Number of stop and searches performed by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2022/23, by self-defined ethnicity or ethnic appearance Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865693/stop-and-searches-in-london-by-ethnicity/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Number of stop and searches performed by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2022/23, by self-defined ethnicity or ethnic appearance [Graph], GOV.UK, November 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865693/stop-and-searches-in-london-by-ethnicity/