Stop & Search Overview – Data to March 2019

Headlines

 Wiltshire recorded 1243 searches in the 12 months to March 2019, an increase of 223 (21.9%) compared to the
previous year
 The volume of searches has increased and the proportion of successful outcomes has reduced from 25.8% in March
2018 to 21.3 % in March 2019
 The proportion of BME community searches is 15.8%, which is greater than the current BME community proportion
(5.5%) of Wiltshire
 The positive outcome rate (arrests, cannabis warnings, fixed penalty notices, summons, local resolution) for the BME
community searches is 21.3%, compared to 21.2% for white person searches
 Just over two thirds of all stop searches in Wiltshire are for Drugs
 Those from a BME community group are 3.3 times more likely to be stopped than someone who is White, however
this reduces to 3.1 times more likely to be stopped for those that are resident in Wiltshire
 The arrest rate for those not resident in Wiltshire is significantly higher (22%), than the arrest rate for those that live
in Wiltshire (11%)

Stop Search and Outcome Rates - Rolling 12 Months

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Searches (#) Positive Outcome Rate (Inc. Arrests)(%) Arrest Rate (%)

Positive Outcome Rate by Ethnicity - Rolling 12 Months Search Rate per 1000 Population - Rolling 12 Months
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Stop & Search – Wiltshire Police Force Area – Year to March 2019

The following tables provide a breakdown of;

 number of searches including ethnicity detail
 rate of stop search per 1000 population by ethnicity
 number of resultant arrests or other outcomes by ethnic group
 Wiltshire residents and non-residents detail to better enable us to understand the impact of stop & search on those
that are resident in our communities
 Age and gender breakdown of searches across Wiltshire
 Other (inc. Not stated BME
Wiltshire - all searches Asian Black Mixed White Total
Chinese) / recorded Total
Population - 2011 census 17379 6089 9794 642869 4006 - 37268 680137
Number of searches 68 91 27 1032 11 14 197 1243
Searches per 1000 population 3.9 14.9 2.8 1.61 2.7 - 5.29 1.8
Disproportionality 2.4 9.3 1.7 - 1.7 - 3.3 -

Number of arrests 9 14 5 114 1 2 29 145

Arrest rate 13% 15% 19% 11% 9% 14% 15% 12%
Number of other outcomes 6 4 3 105 0 2 13 120
Positive outcome rate 22% 20% 30% 21% 9% 29% 21.3% 21.3%
Other (inc. Not stated BME
Wiltshire resident searches Asian Black Mixed White Total
Chinese) / recorded Total
Population - 2011 census 17379 6089 9794 642869 4006 - 37268 680137
Number of searches 63 73 25 950 11 12 172 1134
Searches per 1000 population 3.6 12.0 2.6 1.5 2.7 - 4.6 1.7
Disproportionality 2.5 8.1 1.7 - 1.9 - 3.1 -

Number of arrests 9 8 3 98 1 2 21 121

Arrest rate 14% 11% 12% 10% 9% 17% 12% 11%
Number of other outcomes 5 3 3 95 0 2 11 108
Positive outcome rate 22% 15% 24% 20% 9% 33% 19% 20%
Other (inc. Not stated BME
Non Wiltshire resident searches Asian Black Mixed White Total
Chinese) / recorded Total
Number of searches 5 18 2 82 0 2 25 109
Proportion of total searches 7% 20% 7% 8% 0% 14% 13% 9%

Number of arrests 0 6 2 16 0 0 8 24
Arrest rate 0% 33% 100% 20% - 0% 32% 22%
Number of other outcomes 1 1 0 10 0 0 2 12
Positive outcome rate 20% 39% 100% 32% - 0% 40% 33%

Other (inc. Not Stated / BME

Age and Gender Asian Black Mixed White Total
Chinese) Recorded Total
Under 16 1 0 0 10 1 0 2 12
16 - 20 0 0 2 34 0 1 2 37
21 - 25 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 20
26 - 30 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 20
31 - 35 1 0 1 17 0 0 2 19
36 - 40 0 0 0 16 1 0 1 17
Female
41 - 45 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
46 - 50 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
51 - 55 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 3
56 - 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61+ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Not Recorded 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Female Total 2 1 3 134 2 1 8 143

Under 16 3 11 2 103 7 1 23 127

16 - 20 31 20 13 365 2 5 66 436
21 - 25 12 21 3 130 0 3 36 169
26 - 30 7 13 2 80 0 0 22 102
31 - 35 5 10 1 62 0 1 16 79
36 - 40 1 5 0 59 0 1 6 66
Male
41 - 45 2 5 1 37 0 0 8 45
46 - 50 1 2 1 32 0 0 4 36
51 - 55 0 1 1 9 0 1 2 12
56 - 60 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 8
61+ 0 1 0 7 0 0 1 8
Not Recorded 1 1 0 7 0 1 2 10
Male Total 64 90 24 898 9 13 187 1098

Not Recorded Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

 Stop & Search – County and Swindon breakdown - Year to March 2019

 The tables below provide a breakdown into the searches that were conducted in Swindon & Wiltshire County areas
 Also included are tables to show the number of Wiltshire residents that were stopped and searched

Other Not
BME
County - all searches Asian Black Mixed White (inc. stated / Total
Total
Chinese) recorded
Population - 2011 census 4968 3228 5568 454971 2246 - 16010 470981
Number of searches 11 37 18 590 5 10 71 671
Searches per 1000 population 2.2 11.5 3.2 1.3 2.2 - 4.4 1.4
Disproportionality 1.7 8.8 2.5 - 1.7 - 3.4 -

Number of arrests 1 4 1 65 1 1 7 73
Arrest rate 9% 11% 6% 11% 20% 10% 10% 11%
Number of other outcomes 1 3 2 59 0 2 6 67
Positive outcome rate 18% 19% 17% 21% 20% 30% 18% 21%
Other Not
County - Wiltshire resident BME
Asian Black Mixed White (inc. stated / Total
searches Total
Chinese) recorded
Population - 2011 census 4968 3228 5568 454971 2246 - 16010 470981
Number of searches 10 22 17 503 5 7 54 564
Searches per 1000 population 2.0 6.8 3.1 1.1 2.2 - 3.4 1.2
Disproportionality 1.8 6.2 2.8 - 2.0 - 3.1 -

Number of arrests 1 3 1 50 1 1 6 57
Arrest rate 10% 14% 6% 10% 20% 14% 11% 10%
Number of other outcomes 1 1 2 49 0 2 4 55
Positive outcome rate 20% 18% 18% 20% 20% 43% 19% 20%
Other Not
BME
Swindon - all searches Asian Black Mixed White (inc. stated / Total
Total
Chinese) recorded
Population - 2011 census 12411 2861 4226 187898 1760 - 21258 209156
Number of searches 57 54 9 442 6 4 126 572
Searches per 1000 population 4.6 18.9 2.1 2.4 3.4 - 5.9 2.7
Disproportionality 2.0 8.0 0.9 - 1.4 - 2.5 -

Number of arrests 8 10 4 49 0 1 22 72
Arrest rate 14% 19% 44% 11% 0% 25% 17% 13%
Number of other outcomes 5 1 1 46 0 0 7 53
Positive outcome rate 23% 20% 56% 21% 0% 25% 23% 22%
Other Not
Swindon - Wiltshire resident BME
Asian Black Mixed White (inc. stated / Total
searches Total
Chinese) recorded
Population - 2011 census 12411 2861 4226 187898 1760 - 21258 209156
Number of searches 53 51 8 447 6 5 118 570
Searches per 1000 population 4.3 17.8 1.9 2.4 3.4 - 5.6 2.7
Disproportionality 1.8 7.6 0.8 - 1.4 - 2.3 -

Number of arrests 8 5 2 48 0 1 15 64
Arrest rate 15% 10% 25% 11% 0% 20% 13% 11%
Number of other outcomes 4 2 1 46 0 0 7 53
Positive outcome rate 23% 14% 38% 21% 0% 20% 19% 21%
 Disproportionality

 Disproportionality refers to a situation in which racial or ethnic groups are represented at a higher proportion than
other racial or ethnic groups. It looks at the relative ratios of those people stopped and searched as a proportion of
the resident population in the specified area (in this case Swindon or Wiltshire County)
 In the last year, we stopped 1.5 white people in every 1000 white residents, this compares to 4.6 for every 1000 BME
residents; therefore someone from a BME group is 3.1 times more likely to be stopped than someone who is white
(calculated by dividing 4.6 by 1.5)
 As a police force we also assess the disproportionality of Stop & Search on those that live in Wiltshire in order to
understand the impact on our communities.
 If we were completely proportionate, all ethnic groups would have a value of 1 (the red line on the graph below)
 The graph shows closer proportionality when comparing all stop searches with Wiltshire resident searches, with BME
Wiltshire residents three times as likely to be stopped as white Wiltshire residents

Disproportionality
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
BME BME Wiltshire BME BME Wiltshire BME BME Wiltshire
Residents Residents Residents
Whole Force Swindon Wiltshire

Object of Searches and Legislation – Year to March 2019

 The graphs below detail the object that was searched for and the legislation under which the search was
performed.
 Just over two thirds of Wiltshire Police Stop searches are drug related
 Aside from searches for drugs, the main reasons for search are to locate stolen goods or offensive weapons and
identify any articles that could be used to commit an offence (such as a theft or criminal damage)

Object of search Stop and search legislation

Drugs

Stolen Property
S23 Drugs 1971
Offensive Weapons
S1 PACE 1984
Going Equipped
S47 Firearms 1968
Criminal Damage
Other statutory power
Firearms

Other
 Outcome of Searches – Year to March 2019

 The tables below show the outcome of searches – in 78% of searches nothing is found and no further action is
taken
 Where action is taken, the type of action is shown in the positive outcome chart below

Outcome of searches Positive outcome breakdown

Arrest

Khat / Cannabis Warning

No further action Penalty Notice for Disorder

Arrest Local Resolution

Other Summons

Caution

Other

Outcome of search linked to object of search – Year to March 2019

For searches where there was an outcome;

 The outcome of the search was linked to the object of the search in 68% of searches recorded since April 2018
 There was no link between the outcome and the object in 1 in 3 searches

Outcome linked to object of search

Yes

No

National Comparison Data

 The tables below show the most recently available national comparison data. The Wiltshire position has changed
since 2016/17 and more recent data is not currently available to enable comparisons against the current position
 It is worth noting that data for each police force area is available through the police.uk website

National Comparison Data - 2016/17

National Rates 2016/17 England and Wales South West Region Wiltshire Wiltshire Current
Stop Searches per 1000 population 5.2 3.3 2.3 1.8
Arrest Rate 17.1% 11.2% 17.4% 11.7%

Other (inc. Not Stated /

Arrest Rates by Ethnicity Asian Black Mixed White Total
Chinese) Recorded
England and Wales 16.2% 21.9% 20.4% 16.0% 15.5% 14.5% 17.1%
South West Region 2016/17 17.4% 20.4% 12.3% 10.9% 13.6% 7.7% 11.2%
Wiltshire 17.8% 26.7% 24.3% 16.8% 0.0% 14.7% 17.4%