Equivalent of one in five male minority ethnic teenagers stopped in year ending March 2021
The number of stop and searches carried out by police has risen by 24% to almost 700,000 in a single year, with officers using the tactic on the equivalent of one in five male ethnic minority teenagers, statistics show.
Use of the controversial power increased dramatically over the period covering lockdowns, rising to 695,009 instances, according to figures from the Home Office. It states that black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) males aged 15-19 were searched 208 times for every 1,000 people.
