§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many searches were conducted of(a) white people and (b) ethnic minority persons per 1,000 population in each borough in the Metropolitan police area in (i) 1996, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 1998–99; and for each borough what was (A) the ratio of ethnic minority searches to white searches in (1) 1996, (2) 1997 and (3) 1998 and (B) the ratio of ethnic minority arrests to white arrests in (x) 1996, (y) 1997 and (z) 1998. [118275]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has provided the information requested in the tables.
The table showing population data based on the Metropolitan Police District 1998 mid-year estimate of the 1991 census for London boroughs provides information on population data used in the calculation for the other three tables.
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Per 1,000 population Stop and searches Arrests resulting from stop and searchers Ratio of ethnic rate to white rate Borough White Ethnic minority White Ethnic minority Stop and search Arrests resulting from stop/search Ealing 17.4 44.2 1.8 4.7 2.5 2.7 Enfield 24.0 30.4 3.6 4.8 1.3 1.3 Greenwich 62.1 90.5 5.1 9.5 1.5 1.9 Hackney 42.0 79.7 6.0 11.9 1.9 2.0 Hammersmith and Fulham 38.7 124.3 4.4 15.1 3.2 3.5 Haringey 19.9 49.2 2.3 6.6 2.5 2.8 Harrow 12.5 23.7 1.5 2.7 1.9 1.8 Havering 17.9 34.6 1.8 5.6 1.9 3.1 Hillingdon (including Heathrow Airport) 16.6 28.6 1.1 2.6 1.7 2.3 Hounslow 22.2 41.8 2.4 4.3 1.9 1.8 Islington 52.4 115.8 4.4 10.5 2.2 2.4 Kensington and Chelsea 41.4 205.4 5.0 25.7 5.0 5.1 Kingston-upon-Thames 22.0 29.8 2.2 3.9 1.4 1.8 Lambeth 43.9 102.1 5.5 13.5 2.3 2.4 Lewisham 27.9 51.6 2.9 6.3 1.9 2.2 Merton 21.8 30.7 1.6 3.0 1.4 1.9 Newham 27.0 38.7 3.0 5.3 1.4 1.8 Redbridge 24.7 42.6 2.7 5.3 1.7 1.9 Richmond-upon-Thames 8.6 36.3 0.9 5.2 4.2 5.9 Southwark 70.5 141.3 9.1 21.1 2.0 2.3 Spelthorne1 14.1 28.6 1.7 2.9 2.0 1.7 Sutton 22.4 44.3 2.2 5.7 2.0 2.6 Tower Hamlets 49.7 102.0 5.7 8.2 2.0 1.4 Waltham Forest 21.4 54.5 2.0 5.8 2.5 2.9 Wandsworth 28.6 80.6 2.9 9.4 2.8 3.3 1997 (1 January to 31 December) Barking and Dagenham 23.2 62.7 3.0 9.0 2.7 3.0 Barnet 19.8 27.6 1.8 2.5 1.4 1.4 Bexley 31.2 36.5 3.6 5.5 1.2 1.5 Brent 28.5 59.9 2.6 6.4 2.1 2.4 Bromley 26.4 61.0 2.5 7.2 2.3 2.9 Camden 83.9 200.7 8.2 16.4 2.4 2.0 City of Westminster 114.3 268.2 13.1 27.5 2.3 2.1 Croydon 28.3 64.6 2.1 8.3 2.3 2.6 Ealing 19.1 54.4 1.8 5.1 2.9 2.8 Enfield 26.5 47.9 2.9 6.2 1.8 2.1 Greenwich 63.1 95.3 6.2 11.4 1.5 1.8 Hackney 37.9 87.5 4.7 10.1 2.3 2.1 Hammersmith and Fulham 43.5 144.5 5.1 15.9 3.3 3.1 Haringey 23.1 58.5 2.9 8.3 2.5 2.9 Harrow 18.5 32.7 2.6 4.8 1.8 1.9 Havering 23.9 51.1 2.5 8.5 2.1 3.4 Hillingdon (including Heathrow Airport) 14.9 39.9 1.2 2.8 2.7 2.3 Hounslow 24.0 53.5 3.2 7.3 2.2 2.3 Islington 51.0 125.5 5.5 12.1 2.5 2.2 Kensington and Chelsea 41.2 198.9 4.2 22.4 4.8 5.3 Kingston-upon-Thames 26.1 52.3 3.0 5.7 2.0 1.9 Lambeth 40.5 99.7 5.5 13.3 2.5 2.4 Lewisham 36.7 70.0 3.5 7.5 1.9 2.2 Merton 20.6 26.3 2.4 3.1 1.3 1.3 Newham 27.8 42.2 3.0 5.3 1.5 1.8 Redbridge 27.0 57.0 3.5 6.8 2.1 2.0 Richmond-upon-Thames 9.8 47.9 0.9 4.0 4.9 4.3 Southwark 76.4 175.1 9.6 22.5 2.3 2.4 Spelthorne1 16.1 31.9 2.1 4.6 2.0 2.1 Sutton 23.8 50.5 2.6 5.9 2.1 2.2 Tower Hamlets 56.7 149.2 5.3 9.2 2.6 1.7 Waltham Forest 20.0 67.0 2.3 7.4 3.3 3.3 Wandsworth 27.9 76.4 2.9 9.3 2.7 3.2 1998–99 (1 April to 31 March) Barking and Dagenham 25.1 80.7 4.3 13.7 3.2 3.2 Barnet 15.4 22.4 1.9 2.9 1.5 1.6 Bexley 25.5 35.6 3.5 5.1 1.4 1.5 Brent 25.0 54.8 3.4 7.4 2.2 2.2 Bromley 24.8 78.6 2.8 10.7 3.2 3.8 Camden 74.4 183.7 9.2 17.6 2.5 1.9 City of Westminster 115.1 265.9 14.9 30.6 2.3 2.1
Per 1,000 population Stop and searches Arrests resulting from stop and searchers Ratio of ethnic rate to white rate Borough White Ethnic minority White Ethnic minority Stop and search Arrests resulting from stop/search Croydon 23.8 51.0 3.1 7.1 2.1 2.3 Ealing 18.3 59.3 2.4 6.6 3.2 2.7 Enfield 30.3 48.7 4.0 6.7 1.6 1.7 Greenwich 58.9 85.4 7.2 10.8 1.4 1.5 Hackney 31.2 68.0 4.0 9.7 2.2 2.4 Hammersmith and Fulham 42.7 130.3 5.6 17.9 3.1 3.2 Haringey 23.6 56.3 3.4 9.7 2.4 2.9 Harrow 21.0 37.1 2.9 5.6 1.8 1.9 Havering 20.6 49.3 2.3 6.9 2.4 2.9 Hillingdon (including Heathrow Airport) 15.6 41.6 1.8 4.6 2.7 2.6 Hounslow 19.9 48.0 3.6 7.4 2.4 2.1 Islington 47.7 113.5 5.3 14.6 2.4 2.7 Kensington and Chelsea 26.1 114.4 2.7 12.9 4.4 4.7 Kingston-upon-Thames 31.3 60.2 5.4 11.5 1.9 2.1 Lambeth 32.0 75.0 4.4 11.5 2.3 2.6 Lewisham 35.9 66.7 2.9 5.7 1.9 2.0 Merton 25.6 33.5 2.2 3.0 1.3 1.4 Newham 22.4 41.5 2.6 4.5 1.9 1.7 Redbridge 23.0 54.2 3.2 6.4 2.4 2.0 Richmond-upon-Thames 9.6 41.8 1.0 4.9 4.4 5.1 Southwark 78.9 150.6 11.3 23.0 1.9 2.0 Spelthorne1 22.9 40.3 1.7 4.2 1.8 2.5 Sutton 21.3 42.1 2.3 3.9 2.0 1.7 Tower Hamlets 34.8 105.3 5.1 10.8 3.0 2.1 Waltham Forest 14.7 52.2 2.0 7.0 3.5 3.5 Wandsworth 23.0 53.7 2.8 6.6 2.3 2.4 1The information provided for Spelthorne is based on the 1991 Census population data, not the updated 1998 estimates
Population data based on the Metropolitan Police District 1998 mid year estimate of the 1991 census for London boroughs Boroughs White Ethnic minority Barking and Dagenham 144,971 10,586 Barnet 270,544 61,004 Bexley 205,213 12,627 Brent 139,751 113,410 Bromley 283,233 13,885 Camden 154,949 33,660 City of Westminster 173,549 47,297 Croydon 278,760 59,457 Ealing 204,565 97,553 Enfield 227,504 37,366 Greenwich 187,688 27,405 Hackney 129,330 65,347 Hammersmith and Fulham 129,912 27,558 Haringey 157,285 64,286 Harrow 155,924 55,362 Havering 221,044 7,287 Hillingdon 220,309 30,856 Hounslow 159,902 51,679 Islington 145,181 33,779 Kensington and Chelsea 143,401 26,525 Kingston-upon-Thames 134,649 12,682 Lambeth 187,956 81.542 Lewisham 190,213 53,559 100W
1 January to 31 December 1996 Stop and Searches Arrests resulting from Stop and Searches Borough White Ethnic Minority White Ethnic Minority Barking and Dagenham 2,717 367 343 62 Barnet 4,893 1,387 407 128 Bexley 5,852 389 754 53 Brent 3,077 4,813 295 488 Bromley 7,944 841 914 139 Camden 11,113 5,107 1,057 465
Population data based on the Metropolitan Police District 1998 mid year estimate of the 1991 census for London boroughs Boroughs White Ethnic minority Merton 154,371 29,953 Newham 133,432 97,855 Redbridge 182,277 49,641 Richmond-upon-Thames 176,464 10,237 Southwark 175,304 56,666 Spelthorne1 86,913 3,074 Sutton 166,621 10,463 Tower Hamlets 116,761 64,490 Waltham Forest 164,795 56,603 Wandsworth 212,342 53,242 1 Information on Spelthorne is based on the 1991 census, not the 1998 mid year estimate
§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) white persons and (b) ethnic ninority persons were stopped and searched in each jorough in the Metropolitan police area in (i) 1996, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 1998–99; and how many stops and searches resulted in arrest in each case. [118274]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police of he Metropolis has provided the information requested, which is set out in the tables.
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1 January to 31 December 1996 Stop and Searches Arrests resulting from Stop and Searches Borough White Ethnic Minority White Ethnic Minority City of Westminster 17,075 9,827 2,085 1,107 Croydon 5,804 2,396 660 341 Ealing 3,552 4,313 358 462 Enfield 5,468 1,137 815 180 Greenwich 11,662 2,479 954 261 Hackney 5,437 5,209 775 780 Hammersmith and Fulham 5,022 3,426 566 416 Haringey 3,130 3,162 369 425 Harrow 1,944 1,312 233 148 Havering 3,949 252 397 41 Hillingdon1 3,661 881 248 79 Hounslow 3,555 2.161 377 224 Islington 7,605 3,911 633 356 Kensington and Chelsea 5,938 5,449 719 681 Kingston upon Thames 2,961 378 296 50 Lambeth 8,243 8,323 1,042 1,102 Lewisham 5,306 2,766 546 338 Merton 3,362 921 241 90 Newham 3,600 3,790 399 523 Redbridge 4,496 2,113 493 261 Richmond upon Thames 1,525 372 156 53 Southwark 12,353 8,005 1,601 1,196 Spelthorne 1,229 88 149 9 Sutton 3,735 463 363 60 Tower Hamlets 5,808 6,575 667 531 Waltham Forest 3,529 3,085 336 330 Wandsworth 6,082 4,292 606 503 MPS Total 181,627 99,990 19,854 11,882 1 Including Heathrow Airport 102W103W
1 January to 31 December 1996 Stop and Searches Arrests resulting from Stop and Searches Borough White Ethnic Minority White Ethnic Minority Barking and Dagenham 3,367 664 433 95 Barnet 5,359 1,686 488 154 Bexley 6,404 461 746 70 Brent 3,980 6,794 369 730 Bromley 7,479 847 699 100 Camden 13,007 6,754 1,272 551 City of Westminster 19,837 12,683 2,265 1,303 Croydon 7,897 3,842 875 494 Ealing 3,901 5,304 366 494 Enfield 6,040 1,788 670 230 Greenwich 11,848 2,613 1,172 312 Hackney 4,899 5,716 612 662 Hammersmith and Fulham 5,651 3,981 668 437 Haringey 3,633 3,762 449 534 Harrow 2,881 1,811 401 264 Havering 5,291 372 556 62 Hillingdon1 3,272 1,230 266 87 Hounslow 3,832 2,765 505 379 Islington 7,406 4,239 795 410 Kensington and Chelsea 5,908 5,275 604 594 Kingston upon Thames 3,509 663 400 72 Lambeth 7,604 8,130 1,038 1,085 Lewisham 6,977 3,751 660 401 Merton 3,175 787 373 94 Newham 3,703 4,131 401 517 Redbridge 4,929 2,829 629 340 Richmond upon Thames 1,737 490 165 41 Southwark 13,400 9,924 1,675 1,273 Spelthorne 1,401 98 185 14 Sutton 3,958 528 439 62 Tower Hamlets 6,616 9,624 619 592 Waltham Forest 3,297 3,792 374 418 Wandsworth 5,919 4,069 612 497 MPS Total 198,117 121,403 21,781 13,368 1 Including Heathrow Airport
1 April 1998 to 31 March 1998–99 Stop and Searches Arrests resulting from Stop and Searches Borough White Ethnic Minority White Ethnic Minority Barking and Dagenham 3,637 854 618 145 Barnet 4,173 1,365 508 178 Bexley 5,230 450 718 65 Brent 3,487 6,218 477 835 Bromley 7,030 1,092 790 148 Camden 11,535 6,183 1,430 592 City of Westminster 19,975 12,575 2,583 1,449 Croydon 6,638 3,034 853 423 Ealing 3,734 5,782 498 644 Enfield 6,883 1,818 905 249 Greenwich 11,060 2,341 1,357 296 Hackney 4,036 4,443 518 632 Hammersmith and Fulham 5,544 3,591 723 492 Haringey 3,708 3,617 529 626 Harrow 3,268 2,052 454 311 Havering 4,546 359 515 50 Hillingdon1 3,442 1,283 386 141 Hounslow 3,176 2,483 574 385 Islington 6,918 3,834 775 492 Kensington and Chelsea 3,743 3,035 394 343 Kingston upon Thames 4,221 763 722 146 Lambeth 6,016 6,113 835 939 Lewisham 6,836 3,572 549 305 Merton 3,953 1,002 342 90 Newham 2,991 4,065 349 436 Redbridge 4,196 2,691 592 316 Richmond upon Thames 1,694 428 169 50 Southwark 13,838 8,533 1,989 1,304 Spelthorne 1,988 124 150 13 Sutton 3,550 441 385 41 Tower Hamlets 4,069 6,789 601 698 Waltham Forest 2,428 2,953 326 397 Wandsworth 4,887 2,860 591 354 MPS Total 182,430 106,743 23,205 13,585 1 Including Heathrow Airport