Strip-searches of female children and teenagers up to age 19 in London, 2017-22

22.3% of London’s young females

are Black or mixed Black

45% of those

searched were Black

Black

41.3%

White

44%

58.7%

BAME

56%

22.3% of London’s young females

are Black or mixed Black

Black

45% of those searched were Black

41.3%

White

44%

58.7%

BAME

56%

Guardian graphic. 110 searches analysed in chart. Source: Met data via FoI requests, analysed by Liberty Investigates. ONS census. Note: ethnicity is officer-defined in Met data and self-defined in census data