Black People ’48 Times More Likely to Be Stopped by Police’ in Parts of London

Green councillor calls out Sadiq Khan’s impotence on racist stop-and-search

A sitting member of the London Assembly – an elected body considered the ‘eyes and ears of Londoners‘ – delivered a blistering critique of London mayor Sadiq Khan. They have described him as “part of the problem” when it comes to racialised stop-and-search powers. Notably, these powers overwhelmingly target black Londonders. “Vital policing tool,” Khan claims New research from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and King’s College …

Black people are ‘48 times more likely to be stopped by police’ in these London areas

In February this year, black Londoners were 3.4 times more likely than white Londoners overall to be stopped and searched by police. The national rate is four times

Black people ’48 times more likely to be stopped by police’ in parts of London

Met Police records also showed that the grounds given for search were more vague for black people.

Revealed: Affluent areas where black Londoners more likely to be stopped by police

East Sheen, Dulwich village, Hampstead village, south Richmond and Notting Hill all named in King’s College London report

Black People 48 Times More Likely to Be Stopped and Searched in Richest Parts of London

Black Londoners are up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in some of London’s richest and whitest areas. The grounds used to justify stop and searches were vaguer than those used for white Londoners, with one officer stopping a black Londoner because he gave a “furtive glance”. The study, conducted by the mayor’s office for policing and crime and King’s College London, analysed every single stop and search carried out in 2023 and…