Officers are five times more likely to stop and search black people than white, race equality report finds
The head of one of England’s biggest police forces has rejected the claim it is “institutionally racist”, despite findings that its officers are five times more likely to stop and search black people than their white counterparts.
The Achieving Race Equality report by Greater Manchester police (GMP) also found that black people were four times more likely to have force used against them in the region, and that GMP officers were more likely to refer to the physique of black people when recording why they used force – proof a “racist trope” is being used in policing, according to the region’s race equality chair.
