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Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.029827
I note you seek access to the following information:
Could you please tell me:
1. The number of police officers in your force who made one arrest or more in 2022
2. The number of police officers in your force who performed a stop and search one or more times in 2022
3. The total number of arrests made by your force in 2022
4. The total number of stop and searches performed by your force in 2022.
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
These searches successfully located the information relevant to your request. I have attached an excel spreadsheet with the answers to your question 1 and 3.
Please note there are three separate tabs within the spreadsheet, titled cover sheet, notes and table.
The notes page should be read in conjunction with the data to ensure the report is interpreted correctly.
Q1 - The number of police officers in your force who made one arrest or more in 2022
Please see the attached dataset which answers this question.
Q2 - The number of police officers in your force who performed a stop and search one or more times in 2022
Number of officers who completed any stop and search - 14,599
Of which, number of officers who completed 2 or more stop and search - 12,170
Q3 - The total number of arrests made by your force in 2022
Please see the attached dataset which answers this question.
Q4 - The total number of stop and searches performed by your force in 2022.
187,972