New data shows that some ethnic minorities are being disproportionately represented when it comes to arrests. The data, which was acquired through freedom of information requests (FoIs), shows that there are huge disparities in Wales and that these disparities are actually greater than they are in England.
This comes as the Welsh Government is developing an anti-racist Wales strategy and amid ongoing concerns following two high profile deaths following police contact in Wales.
Dr Robert Jones, a lecturer and criminologist at Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre, gathered the data. He said: “These latest data reinforce the existing evidence which shows that individuals from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background are over-represented within the Welsh criminal justice system. This includes evidence that individuals from non-white backgrounds are more likely to be stopped and searched by police, sentenced to imprisonment, and receive longer prison terms, than white people in Wales."
