Staffordshire Police
About this force
| Area | 2,713 square miles |
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| Recording stop and account? | No |
About the PCC in this area
| Police & Crime Commissioner | Matthew Ellis (Conservative) |
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| Email address | pcc@staffordshire.pcc.pnn.gov.uk |
| PCC website | Visit website |
How many searches do police do?
April 2018 – March 2019
The police conducted 4,343 stop and searches under PACE Section 1 across the area covered by Staffordshire Police.
This was an increase of 14% from the previous year.
There were 0 stop and searches under Section 60 Criminal Justice & Public Order Act, a power which doesn’t require individual reasonable suspicion.
April 2017 – March 2018
The police conducted 3,812 stop and searches under PACE Section 1 across the area covered by Staffordshire Police.
This was a reduction of 13% from the previous year.
There were 6 stop and searches under Section 60 Criminal Justice & Public Order Act, a power which doesn’t require individual reasonable suspicion.
April 2016 – March 2017
The police conducted 4,375 stop and searches under PACE Section 1 across the area covered by Staffordshire Police.
This was an increase of 4% from the previous year.
There were 2 stop and searches under Section 60 Criminal Justice & Public Order Act, a power which doesn’t require individual reasonable suspicion.
Stop and account
Staffordshire Police do not record stop and accounts.
What are searches targeted at?
| Target | Proportion of searches |
|---|---|
| Drugs | 58% |
| Stolen property | 15% |
| Offensive weapons | 14% |
| Going equipped | 10% |
| Firearms | 2% |
| Other | 1% |
| Criminal damage | 1% |
How effective are police stop and searches?
58% of all recorded searches in Staffordshire are for drugs rather than serious or violent crime.
April 2018 – March 2019
15% of stop and searches conducted under PACE Section 1 lead to an arrest.
April 2017 – March 2018
17% of stop and searches conducted under PACE Section 1 lead to an arrest.
0% of stop and searches conducted under Section 60 Criminal Justice & Public Order Act lead to an arrest.
April 2016 – March 2017
16% of stop and searches conducted under PACE Section 1 lead to an arrest.
Who is getting searched?
Racial disproportionality has remained high in Staffordshire over recent years, particularly for people from black and mixed backgrounds. In 2018/19, people from black ethnicities were searched at nearly nine times the rate of whites. People from Mixed ethnicities were searched at around five and a half times the rate of whites, Asians at three and a half times, and those from Chinese or other ethnicities were underrepresented compared with whites.
PACE disproportionality ratios
| Ethnic groups | Ratio |
|---|---|
| White : Black | 1 : 8.7 |
| White : Asian | 1 : 3.4 |
| White : Mixed | 1 : 5.6 |
| White : Other | 1 : 0.6 |