North Yorkshire Police
About this force
| Area | 3,200 square miles |
|---|---|
| Recording stop and account? | No |
| Force website | Visit website |
About the PCC in this area
| Police & Crime Commissioner | Julia Mulligan (Conservative) |
|---|---|
| Email address | general.enquiries@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk |
| PCC website | Visit website |
How many searches do police do?
April 2019 – March 2020
The police conducted 2,536 stop and searches under PACE Section 1 across the area covered by North Yorkshire Police.
This was an increase of 25% 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 2018 – March 2019
The police conducted 2,023 stop and searches under PACE Section 1 across the area covered by North Yorkshire Police.
This was an increase of 9% 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 1,861 stop and searches under PACE Section 1 across the area covered by North Yorkshire Police.
This was a reduction of 31% 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 2016 – March 2017
The police conducted 2,708 stop and searches under PACE Section 1 across the area covered by North Yorkshire Police.
This was a reduction of 40% 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.
Stop and account
North Yorkshire Police do not record stop and accounts.
What are searches targeted at?
| Target | Proportion of searches |
|---|---|
| Drugs | 62% |
| Going equipped | 12% |
| Offensive weapons | 10% |
| Stolen property | 10% |
| Other | 4% |
| Criminal damage | 1% |
| Firearms | 1% |
How effective are police stop and searches?
In 2019/20, 62% of all searches made by North Yorkshire police were for drugs, the highest proportion of all forces in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
April 2019 – March 2020
13% of stop and searches conducted under PACE Section 1 lead to an arrest.
April 2018 – March 2019
12% of stop and searches conducted under PACE Section 1 lead to an arrest.
April 2017 – March 2018
15% of stop and searches conducted under PACE Section 1 lead to an arrest.
April 2016 – March 2017
11% of stop and searches conducted under PACE Section 1 lead to an arrest.
Who is getting searched?
In 2019/20:
- Black people in North Yorkshire were searched at just over five times the rate of White people
- People from Mixed backgrounds were searched at nearly three times the rate of White people
- Asians backgrounds were searched at nearly three times the rate of Whites
- Chinese or other ethnicities were searched at roughly half the rate of Whites.
North Yorkshire recorded no uses of section 60 in 2019/20, a power which does not require officers to suspect that a person is carrying weapons in order to search them for such items.
PACE disproportionality ratios
| Ethnic groups | Ratio |
|---|---|
| White : Black | 1 : 5.2 |
| White : Asian | 1 : 2.8 |
| White : Mixed | 1 : 2.8 |
| White : Other | 1 : 0.6 |