Stop and searches during the Coalition 2010–2015 government
Year ending March 2010 → Year ending March 2015 · 5 periods
↓ 61.5%−864,841 searches
Stop and searches fell by 61.5% over the period, from 1,405,985 searches (Year ending March 2010, the level when the government took office) to 541,144 (Year ending March 2015, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2010: 1,405,985
Level when it left Year ending March 2015: 541,144
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.