Thursday, April 06, 2006

Kent Research Contradicts Stop and Search Stats / Police Oracle, 5 Apr 2006

http://digbig.com/4hbkr
"The use of stop and search appears disproportionate when examined against the resident population. For example, less than 1% of Kent's resident population is Black, but 4% of Kent Police searches are conducted on Black people. Two per cent of Kent's resident population is Asian and 2% of searches are conducted on Asian people. The Kent Police research, using more recent data and the observed street population, shows 5% are Black and Black people make up an equal rate of Kent searches - making the figure proportionate for this ethnic group. Asian people make up 7% of the street population but only 3% of searches."