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 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 | 66% |
| Stolen property | 19% |
| Offensive weapons | 7% |
| Going equipped | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| Firearms | 1% |
| Criminal damage | <1% |
How effective are police stop and searches?
In 2018/19, 66% of all searches made by North Yorkshire police were for drugs, the highest proportion of all forces in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
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?
Across North Yorkshire, people from black ethnicities were searched at five times the rate of whites. Asians were searched at just under three and a half times and mixed people were searched at three times the rate of whites. People from Chinese or other backgrounds were searched at half the rate as white people.
North Yorkshire recorded no uses of section 60 in 2018/19, 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 : 5.1 |
| White : Asian | 1 : 3.4 |
| White : Mixed | 1 : 2.9 |
| White : Other | 1 : 0.5 |