A Liverpool MP has praised Merseyside Police on its progress in bringing down the divide between black and white stop and searches, but insists work still needs to be done.
Figures from Merseyside Police show b lack people were 1.5 times more likely to be stopped and searched by officers, compared to white people between 2020 and 2021. That’s despite black people being only slightly more likely to be arrested if they are stopped.
Of the people stopped in Merseyside last year, black people were 1.5 times more likely to be arrested compared to white people being 1.01 times. Other ethnic minorities in the area were less likely to be stopped than white people.
