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Arrests resulting from police stop and searches in London 2016/17, by reason

Reason for arrests resulting from stop and search under section 1 of PACE (and associated legislation) in London 2016/17

The data displays the number of arrests resulting from stop and searches carried out by the police in London under section 1 of PACE in fiscal year 2016/2017, by reason for arrest. Drug arrests accounted for 14,281 of the 27,183 arrests in this year, the most of any category.

Drugs	14281
Stolen property	5236
Offensive Weapons	4376
Going equipped	2295
Firearms	384
Criminal damage	164
Other	447

Arrests resulting from police stop and searches in London 2016/17, by reason

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