Study finds success rate for stops has fallen from 28% in 2018 to 22% between March and September this year
Young black males in London were 19 times more likely to be stopped and searched than the general population, a study of official data shows.
The tactic, dogged by claims of racial profiling, was concentrated in deprived areas, and the success rate for searches turning up something potentially unlawful had fallen from two years ago, the research by University College London’s institute for global city policing found.
