Introduction

The reports below are intended to provide some detailed analysis into Stop Searches conducted by Dorset Police.

The reports are designed to provide sufficient information to highlight areas of potential concern or interest. It has been developed to support Dorset Police in the delivery of the Equality Standard for the Police Service which provides a system for monitoring performance and assessing progress on how the priorities of the Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Strategy for the Police Service are being delivered.

Rates per 1,000 population and disproportionality ratios for Stop Search are based on 2021 Census data by ethnicity. The population profile of Dorset used in these calculations is shown below. Unless otherwise stated, ethnicity data stated in this document is based on the self-defined ethnicity of the individual.

Where thresholds are stated, these are calculated at two standard deviations away from the two year average.

Population Profile

Key: BPD is Bournemouth and Poole Division, DCD is Dorset County Division, F is Force

	BPD - 2011 Census	BPD - 2021 Census	DCD - 2011 Census	DCD - 2021 Census	F - 2011 Census	F - 2021 Census
White	310,320	365,510	404,317	368,415	714,637	733,925
Mixed	6,107	11,093	3,400	4,436	9,507	15,529
Black	2,284	4,233	924	1,082	3,208	5,315
Asian	10,342	13,551	3,883	4,305	14,175	17,856
Other	2,083	5,808	431	1,342	2,514	7,150
Total	331,136	400,195	411,445	379,580	744,041	779,775

 

	White	Mixed	Black	Asian	Other	Total
Bmth Central	21,820	1,433	688	1,783	817	26,533
Bmth East	58,301	2,347	1,089	2,354	1,213	65,308
Bmth North	97,108	3,741	1,370	4,651	2,342	109,220
Christchurch	48,523	697	119	598	187	50,120
Poole North	74,618	1,492	503	2,100	622	79,332
Poole South	65,140	1,383	464	2,065	627	69,682
Bridport	33,919	358	50	259	106	34,690
Dorchester	61,632	831	220	1,066	227	63,973
East Dorset	89,061	1,046	187	808	234	91,342
North Dorset	68,289	703	239	989	301	70,520
Purbeck	44,551	528	139	388	195	45,797
Weymouth & Portland	70,963	970	247	795	279	73,258
Force	733,925	15,529	5,315	17,856	7,150	779,775

The performance reports

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