Official figures from Nottinghamshire Police show more than 4,835 people were stopped and searched during 2020 – a rate of 428 per 100,000 people.
That was an 8% decrease in comparison to 2019’s figures.
The figures reveal the objects police were looking for – from drugs to weapons to stolen goods – but not what they actually found, although they do tell us how many searches led to an arrest.
So what do we know about stop and search in Nottinghamshire?
Here we reveal everything you need to know.
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