HC Deb 11 April 2000 vol 348 cc96-103W
Ms Buck

To 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 Clarke

The 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.

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

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 Buck

To 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 Clarke

The Commissioner of Police of he Metropolis has provided the information requested, which is set out in the tables.

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

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