Stop and Search

Original Request

1. Please can you provide data on the use of 'Stop and Search' in the Isle of Man for the calendar years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 year-to-date 2. For each year, can you please split down by: a) demographic ' ratio of BME vs non-BME stopped b) for each demographic (BMe and non-BME), the number of people actually found to have had something concealed that the stop and search was instigated for c) the item/s discovered when the stop and search was discovered (e.g. if weapons, the number and type) Thank you

Data Tables (3)

Full Response Text

Isle of Man Constabulary Freedom of Information Police Headquarters Dukes Avenue Douglas Isle of Man IM2 4RG

Our ref: 1311809 9 June 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 1 June 2020 and which states:

"1. Please can you provide data on the use of 'Stop and Search' in the Isle of Man for the calendar years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 year-to-date 2. For each year, can you please split down by: a) demographic ' ratio of BME vs non-BME stopped b) for each demographic (BMe and non-BME), the number of people actually found to have had something concealed that the stop and search was instigated for c) the item/s discovered when the stop and search was discovered (e.g. if weapons, the number and type) Thank you"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. Results

The ethnicity grouping for BME was grouped as below: Ethnicity Group IC (Identity Code) 1 - White Euro non-BME 2 - Dark Euro 3 - Afro Caribbean 4 - Asian 5 - Oriental BME 6 - Arab Unknown Unknown a) Table below provides count of stop searches recorded of persons since start of 2016 grouped by date of stop-search.
Ethnic group 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 to 04/06/2020 non-BME 375 402 455 513 186 BME 9 7 15 20 8 Unknown 253 462 563 720 189 Grand Total 637 871 1033 1253 383 b) Table below provides count of stop searches recorded of persons since start of 2016 grouped by date of stop-search. Stop Search forms do include Yes/No question whether Stolen or Prohibited Items were found. Prohibited articles means: Drugs, Weapons and other items which are not permitted under law. Ethnicity Group PROPERTY FOUND 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 to 04/06/2020 STOLEN PROPERTY / PROHIBITED ARTICLES FOUND 89 115 110 142 27 non-BME NO PROPERTY RECORDED 286 287 345 371 159 Non-BME Total

375 402 455 513 186 STOLEN PROPERTY / PROHIBITED ARTICLES FOUND 4

5 6 0 BME

NO PROPERTY RECORDED 5 7 10 14 8 BME Total

9 7 15 20 8 STOLEN PROPERTY / PROHIBITED ARTICLES FOUND 70 93 146 152 15 Unknown

NO PROPERTY RECORDED 183 369 417 568 174 Unknown Total

253 462 563 720 189 Grand Total

637 871 1033 1253 383 Please quote the reference number 1311809 in any future communications.

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