Stop and search figures 1994

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This document presents stop and search figures from 1994 within the Metropolitan Police District, focusing on areas such as Tottenham and Haringey. It highlights concerns over the disproportionate number of Black individuals subjected to stop and search procedures, drawing attention to issues of racial profiling. The data was compiled by the Haringey Racial Equality Council, an organisation involved in monitoring policing practices.

Key points:
– The document reports on stop and search incidents in Tottenham and Hornsey during 1994.
– There is a noted vast difference in the number of stop and search incidents between Tottenham and Hornsey.
– Black individuals in Tottenham are disproportionately targeted in stop and search operations.
– The police used offensive ethnic categories during data collection, raising concerns about racial identification practices.
– Data includes a minority of stops categorized under '9' where officers were uncertain about the individual's identity.

This item relates to Bernie Grant's work and broader Black British political efforts to challenge oppressive policing and racial discrimination in local government. It reflects the activism of groups like the Haringey Racial Equality Council in addressing systemic racism within the Metropolitan Police, a core concern in anti-racist and community justice campaigning during the 1990s.

Source note: The OCR transcript contains some unclear and fragmentary text, including typographical errors and partially illegible words, which limits precise interpretation of certain details.