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UK: Black people are 26 times more likely than whites to face stop and search

01 October 2010

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UK: Black people are 26 times more likely than whites to face stop and search (Observer, link). Background: Statewatch Analysis: Published in 2005 and based on 2003-2004 figures per 100,000 of the population: Stop & search: Ethnic injustice continues unabated: "Black people are nearly seven times and Asian people over twice as likely to be stopped and searched as white people."

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