Infographic: How does ethnic disproportionality differ across London?

By now we all know that you are much more likely to be stopped and searched if you are black than if you are white. Nationally the stats show us that black people are fives times more likely to be stopped and searched by police, but in London, the Met Police search black people at a marginally less appalling rate of 3 times more. But what about when you compare specific boroughs within London?

Ahead of this year's Notting Hill Carnival, we compared the stop and search stats from the last twelve months (July '14-'15) from Kensington and Chelsea - where Carnival takes place - with other boroughs in London. We found it has one of the highest rates of disproportionality, just behind Wandsworth (where black people are 5.8 times more likely to be stopped and searched), Kingston-on-Thames (5.9) and Richmond-on-Thames (a whopping 8). Compare Kensington and Chelsea with other parts of London with a large black community and the difference between them might surprise you. 

Don't be caught unprepared if the police stop and search you at Carnival. Have our Search Card e-reader saved on your phone and download the new Y-Stop app to record and report searches. Find out more about the app here.