1. Stop and Search for Drugs in
London
http://www.met.police.uk/foi/pdfs/prio
rities_and_how_we_are_doing/corpo
rate/mps_stop_search_monitoring_r
eport_122011.pdf

2. Number of searches by month and
by reason
60000 Total: 495,156
Of which 264,196 were
50000
for drugs
40000 Criminal Damage
Firearms
30000 Other Powers
Going equipped
20000
Offensive Weapons
10000 Stolen Property
Drugs
0

3. Proportion of Stop and Searches
by reason, 2011
Total
Drugs
Stolen Property
Offensive Weapons
Going equipped
53% Other Powers
Firearms
Criminal Damage

4. Arrests in 2011 by Reason
Following Search
12,865
arrests for
drug offences
Drugs
30% Stolen Property
Offensive Weapons
Going equipped
Other offences
Firearms

5. Number of Stop and Search of young
people 10 – 17 years, by month
16000
14000 Total: 126,291
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0

6. Arrests of young people 10 to 17 years
in London, by reason 2009/10
11% Drugs
Burglary
Criminal Damage
Fraud and Forgery
Other Offences
Robbery
Sexual
Theft and Stollen Goods
Violence
Source: Police Powers and Procedures England and Wales 2009/10