Stop and searches during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
Year ending March 2017 → Year ending March 2019 · 2 periods
↑ 26.6%+81,022 searches
Stop and searches rose by 26.6% over the period, from 304,132 searches (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to 385,154 (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2017: 304,132
Level when it left Year ending March 2019: 385,154
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The number of stop and searches carried out by police in England and Wales in the year ending March under all relevant legislation, including section 1 PACE, section 60 and terrorism powers, and including vehicle-only searches.
Doesn’t measure: Stops that did not lead to a search, searches in Scotland and Northern Ireland, or British Transport Police searches before 2009/10.