Stop and Search
3. Stop and Search (Gosport)
Find out about Stop and Search in your local area
The force has a commitment to becoming more open and transparent. Part of this is being better at sharing and engaging on some of the powers that our police officers use to keep people safe, and that includes Stop and Search.
We believe that greater scrutiny will further ensure that our use of these is right and proper.
What are we searching for?
Our officers policing our Gosport communities continue to utilise proportionate and appropriate stop and search powers, to keep people safe and prevent crime.
Our key focus this quarter has been targeting the threat from organised crime and associated criminality linked to drugs, acquisitive crime and harm caused by weapons.
Officers have focused on disrupting drug suppliers, street dealers and individual users. Shop theft also remains a concern, and there have been incidents involving a weapon, resulting in a number of searches for stolen goods, people going equipped and offensive weapon.
In this period, 22 per cent of all searches resulted in a positive outcome, where an item is found, with an arrest in almost 6 per cent of searches. A third of searches were intelligence led, 74% relating to drugs, 10% relating to weapons and 10% related to stolen property.
Is our use of Stop and Search in Gosport proportionate?
Our latest data shows a black person is as likely to be stopped as a white person in the district, while a mixed race person is 1.6 times more likely to be stopped.
Our Independent Advisory Group (IAG) reviews and challenges policing practises in a constructive way, including our use of Stop and Search. This helps us improve our service to the public. Internally, we also regularly scrutinise our use of police powers so we learn and improve.
Where can I find more information about Stop & Search in Gosport?
You can see more about the numbers by looking at the infographic, below. We have also provided the same data in a different format if that is easier for you.
Where can I find the data from previous quarters in Gosport?
If you want to view previous quarterly data for the Gosport district, then you can find that here.
