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["PLEASE REPLACE THIS PAGE WITH THE STANDARD MI COVER"]
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["Management Information"]
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["National Stop and Search"]
["Database: Quarterly Report"]
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["OFFICIAL"]
["THIS DATA IS POLICE SCOTLAND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION,"]
["NOT OFFICIAL STATISTICS"]
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["APRIL - SEPTEMBER 2023/24"]
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["Produced by Police Scotland Analysis and Performance Unit"]
["2023-10-02"]

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["Contents"]
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["The Code of Practice",2]
["Commentary Notes",3]
["Definition of a Stop and Search",4]
["Stop and Searches, Legislation ",5]
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["Stop and Searches"]
["Stop and Searches by Local Authority",6]
["Stop and Searches by Legislation",7]
["Search Outcomes",8]
["Stop and Search Receipts",9]
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["Items Found During a Search"]
["Main Item Found Classification by Search Reason",10]
["Drugs Found by Local Authority",11]
["Weapons Found by Local Authority",12]
["Other Items Found by Local Authority",13]
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["Demographic of Nominals Searched"]
["Searches by Ethnicity/National Origin",14]
["Searches by Age and Gender",15]
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["Public Order Search Powers"]
["Use of Powers under Section 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994",16]
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[null,null,null,null,null,"Produced by Police Scotland Analysis and Performance Unit"]
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["The Code of Practice on the Exercise by Constables of Powers of Stop"]
["and Search of the Person in Scotland"]
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["The Code came into effect on 11 May 2017. The Code governs all situations in which constables stop and search "]
["a person without first making an arrest, unless the search is expressly excluded, either under the Code, by "]
["statute, or by virtue of the search being subject to a separate statutory Code or guidance as to its exercise. The "]
["Code also sets out the requirements to be followed by the Police for recording information in relation to all stop"]
["and search activity covered by the Code."]
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["The Code requires as soon as practicable after the end of each reporting year (ending 31 March), the Chief "]
["Constable of a relevant police service must publish, information on how many times during the reporting year a "]
["stop and search was carried out in Scotland by constables of that service. In addition, so far as practicable, the "]
["information is to disclose:"]
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["(a) the number of stops and searches carried out under each statutory power;"]
["(b) how many persons were searched on two or more occasions"]
["(c) the age and gender, and the ethnic and national origin, of the persons searched"]
["(d) the proportion of searches that resulted in:"]
["(i) something being recovered by a constable, including information as to the number of cases in which the item "]
["recovered was of the type suspected by the constable at the outset of the search"]
["(ii) a case being reported to the Procurator Fiscal"]
["(e) the number of authorisations issued under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994"]
["(f) the number of complaints made to a relevant police service about the carrying out of searches "]
["(or the manner in which they were carried out) in Scotland by constables of that service."]
["(g) the number of receipts issued"]
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["The National Stop and Search Database was upgraded to coincide with the introduction of the Code. "]
["These changes included:"]
["(a) Cessation of the recording of consensual search"]
["(b) A new category to include searches of a person carried out in accordance with a search warrant issued by a court in Scotland"]
["(c) Addition of a new power under Section 66 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016, removal of a person"]
["(d) A new search type ‘Protection of Life’ recorded for when an officer conducts a search (in accordance with section 3.4 of "]
["the Code), under the overarching principles of Section 20 or 32 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, as part of"]
["taking all steps necessary to protect life"]
["(e) A new search type ‘Other’ recorded for when an officer believes it is necessary to conduct a search that is not "]
["for the protection of life and where no specific statutory power exists and considers their actions to be justified, "]
["the officer should enter Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act as the ‘Power of Search used’"]
["(f) Officer’s estimate of the age group of the person searched (under the age of 18 or 18 years of age and over) if not provided"]
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["The Code is available at police stations and on the stop and search page of the Police Scotland website (www.scotland.police.uk)."]
["The Code is available at police stations and on the stop and search page of the Police Scotland website:"]
["Police Scotland Website"]

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["Commentary Notes on Management Information"]
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["Force Level Highlights"]
["1. All statistics are provisional and should be treated as management information. All data have been extracted "]
["from Police Scotland internal systems and are correct as of 2nd October 2023."]
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["2. This report shows the data of the enhanced database 1st April 2023 – 30th September 2023."]
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["3. This data shows that Police Scotland is delivering the improvements set out in the Stop and Search "]
["Improvement Plan and is committed to sustaining and building on those improvements and maintaining "]
["community confidence."]
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["4. An enhanced database was rolled out across Scotland on 1st June 2015 which included additional validations "]
["designed to improve the quality of the data by preventing inaccurate data capture through input error. Further "]
["enhancements have followed, significantly allowing more detail to be recorded since the introduction of the Code "]
["of Practice. Following the review of the data captured on the National Stop and Search Database for the period "]
["specified, it is evident that the introduction of these validation checks has made a significant impact on the level "]
["of data input errors."]
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["5. In relation to outcomes the National Stop Search Unit (NSSU) do not validate or compare search outcomes "]
["from the National Stop Search Database with other Police systems."]
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["Ongoing Quality Assurance"]
["As part of Police Scotland's duty under data protection and our quality assurance process, records held on the "]
["database may be reviewed and may be subject to amendment. This involves liaising with the officer(s) involved "]
["to confirm any aspect of the recorded data which is unclear.  Any adjustment in respect of these records will be "]
["reflected in future stop and search publications.  "]
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["Complaints"]
["For the period 1st April 2023 - 30th September 2023 a total of 31\n"]
["complaints have been received by Police Scotland"]
["in relation to the use of stop and search."]
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["Persons Searched on Two or More Occasions"]
["Between 1st April 2023 - 30th September 2023, 1700 persons have been searched on two or more occasions."]
["As the National Stop and Search Database is not nominal-centric this figure can be affected by a number of "]
["variables such as persons providing alias names or variations in spellings."]
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["Comparisons with Historical Data"]
["Due to changes in data recording to bring the National Stop and Search Database in line with the Code of Practice,"]
["direct comparisons with historical data would provide invalid or misleading conclusions."]

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["Definition of a Stop and Search"]
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["Stop and Search"]
["A stop and search is one conducted by a police officer in the course of their duties where a person"]
["who is not in police custody is searched using a specific statutory provision or in accordance "]
["with a search warrant issued by a court in Scotland."]
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["Positive Stop and Search"]
["A positive stop and search is when an item is recovered where possession of same implies  "]
["criminality on the part of the person being searched or any other or where an item has been "]
["recovered which is potentially harmful."]
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["N.B. When a stop and search under a statutory provision has taken place and alcohol,  "]
["tobacco or NPS is recovered, depending on the circumstances this should be recorded"]
["as a positive stop and search on the Stop and Search Database."]
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["Recordable Stop and Search (must be recorded on the National Stop and Search Database)"]
["A recordable stop and search is any stop and search, with the exception of condition of entry "]
["searches (Section 67 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016) or Schedule 7 of the Terrorism "]
["Act 2000 (which is governed by different Codes of Practice)."]

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["Stop and Searches, Legislation"]
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["The following table identifies the type of searches recorded on the National Stop and Search Database,\n"]
["along with the specific legislation relative to each search type:"]
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["Search Type","Recordable Statute"]
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["Search Warrants ","S109(1) Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Piracy and trademark offences etc)"]
["Search Warrants ","S142(1) Criminal Justice Act, 1988 (Search of premises for offensive weapons)"]
["Search Warrants ","S23(3) Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971"]
["Search Warrants ","S24(1) Forgery and Counterfeiting Act, 1981 (Search for counterfeit money)"]
["Search Warrants ","S27 Deer (Scotland) Act 1996"]
["Search Warrants ","S28B(4) Immigration Act 1971"]
["Search Warrants ","S292(3) Mental Health Care and Treatment Scotland Act 2003"]
["Search Warrants ","S42(1) Terrorism Act 2000"]
["Search Warrants ","S46(1) Firearms Act 1968"]
["Search Warrants ","Other Legislation"]
["Drugs ","S23(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Controlled Drugs) "]
["Drugs ","S23A Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temp Class Drugs) "]
["Care and Welfare ","S66 Criminal Justice (Scot) Act 2016"]
["NPS ","S36 Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (Supply etc.) "]
["Stolen Property ","S60 Civic Government (Scot) Act 1982 "]
["Weapons ","S48(1) Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Offensive weapons) "]
["Weapons ","S49(B) Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Offensive weapons in Schools) "]
["Weapons ","S50 Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Bladed or Pointed Articles) "]
["Weapons ","S11 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Corrosive Substances)"]
["Firearms ","S47(1) Firearms Act 1968 "]
["Firearms ","S4 Crossbows Act 1987 "]
["Fireworks ","S11A Fireworks Act 2003 "]
["Fireworks ","S41 Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022"]
["Protection of Life","S20/32 Police & Fire Reform (Scot) Act 2012 "]
["Aviation","S24B Aviation Security Act 1982 (Stolen or prohibited items in Aerodromes)"]
["Aviation","Edinburgh Airport Byelaws 2015 (Search in interest of public safety)"]
["Aviation","Schedule 8(2) Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021"]
["Wildlife","S19 Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981"]
["Wildlife","S11 Protection of Badgers Act 1992"]
["Wildlife","S101 Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994"]
["Wildlife","S27 Deer (Scot) Act 1996"]
["Wildlife","S4 Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996"]
["Wildlife","S7 Wild Mammals (Scot) Act 2002"]
["Wildlife","S53(1) Salmon & Freshwater Fisheries (Cons) (Scot) Act 2003"]
["Terrorism","S43 Terrorism Act 2000 (Suspect terrorist)"]
["Terrorism","S47A Terrorism Act 2000 (Authority of Assistant Chief Constable or above) "]
["Sporting Events","S21 Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Controlled items) - Alcohol"]
["Sporting Events","S21 Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Controlled items) - Controlled Containers"]
["Sporting Events","S21 Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Controlled items) - Controlled Article or Substance"]
["Public Order","S60 Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994 (Authority of inspector or above)"]
["Proceeds of Crime","S289 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Prior approval - cash)"]
["Proceeds of Crime","S303C Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Prior approval - listed assets)"]
["Other","S20/32 Police & Fire Reform (Scot) Act 2012 "]

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["Table 1.1"]
["Stop and Searches by Local Authority - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
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[null,"Local Authority ","Number of Searches","Positive Searches","Positive Rate (%)"]
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["North"]
[null,"Highland",473,226,47.780126849894295]
[null,"Orkney Islands",49,20,40.816326530612244]
[null,"Shetland Islands",45,14,31.111111111111111]
[null,"Eilean Siar",30,13,43.333333333333336]
[null,"Aberdeen City",458,160,34.934497816593883]
[null,"Aberdeenshire",512,161,31.4453125]
[null,"Moray",104,32,30.76923076923077]
[null,"Perth and Kinross",152,80,52.631578947368418]
[null,"Dundee",198,86,43.43434343434344]
[null,"Angus",85,44,51.764705882352949]
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["East"]
[null,"Fife",206,83,40.291262135922331]
[null,"East Lothian",85,41,48.235294117647058]
[null,"Edinburgh City",513,272,53.021442495126706]
[null,"Midlothian",80,26,32.5]
[null,"Scottish Borders",70,22,31.428571428571427]
[null,"West Lothian",112,23,20.535714285714285]
[null,"Clackmannanshire",56,17,30.357142857142854]
[null,"Falkirk",151,58,38.410596026490069]
[null,"Stirling",148,62,41.891891891891895]
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["West"]
[null,"Argyll & Bute",562,174,30.960854092526692]
[null,"East Ayrshire",424,147,34.669811320754718]
[null,"East Dunbartonshire",260,75,28.846153846153843]
[null,"East Renfrewshire",145,55,37.931034482758619]
[null,"Glasgow City",3475,1077,30.992805755395686]
[null,"Inverclyde",374,90,24.064171122994651]
[null,"North Ayrshire",383,133,34.725848563968668]
[null,"North Lanarkshire",3654,678,18.555008210180624]
[null,"Renfrewshire",364,154,42.307692307692307]
[null,"South Ayrshire",413,137,33.171912832929785]
[null,"South Lanarkshire",1963,503,25.624044829342839]
[null,"West Dunbartonshire",438,181,41.324200913242009]
[null,"Dumfries and Galloway",366,138,37.704918032786885]
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["Force",null,16348,4982,30.474675801321261]

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["Table 1.2"]
["Stop and Search by Legislation - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
[]
["Legislation","Number of Searches","Positive Searches","Positive Rate (%)"]
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["Drugs",12235,3977,32.505108295872496]
["S23(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Controlled Drugs) ",12217,3976,32.544814602602926]
["S23A Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temp Class Drugs) ",18,1,5.5555555555555554]
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["NPS",3,1,33.333333333333329]
["S36 Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (Supply etc.) ",3,1,33.333333333333329]
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["Weapons",1202,297,24.708818635607322]
["S48(1) Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Offensive weapons) ",410,110,26.829268292682929]
["S49(B) Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Offensive weapons in Schools) ",19,7,36.84210526315789]
["S50 Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Bladed or Pointed Articles) ",772,180,23.316062176165804]
["    S11 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Corrosive Substances)",1,0,0]
["Stolen Property",706,348,49.29178470254957]
["S60 Civic Government (Scot) Act 1982 ",706,348,49.29178470254957]
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["Sporting Events",9,5,55.555555555555557]
["S21 Criminal Law (Cons) (Scot) Act 1995 (Controlled items) ",9,5,55.555555555555557]
[]
["Firearms",25,10,40]
["S47(1) Firearms Act 1968 ",25,10,40]
["S4 Crossbows Act 1987 ","-","-","-"]
[]
["Fireworks",5,1,20]
["S11A Fireworks Act 2003 ",2,0,0]
["    S41 Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022",3,1,33.333333333333329]
["Terrorism",2,"-","-"]
["S43 Terrorism Act 2000",2,"-","-"]
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["Public Order","-","-","-"]
["S60 Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994 (Authority of inspector or above)","-","-","-"]
[null,null,null,"-"]
["Wildlife",4,2,50]
["S19 Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981","-","-","-"]
["S11 Protection of Badgers Act 1992","-","-","-"]
["S101 Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994","-","-","-"]
["S27 Deer (Scot) Act 1996","-","-","-"]
["S4 Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996","-","-","-"]
["S7 Wild Mammals (Scot) Act 2002","-","-","-"]
["S53(1) Salmon & Freshwater Fisheries (Cons) (Scot) Act 2003",4,2,50]
[null,null,null,"-"]
["Aviation",3,1,33.333333333333329]
["S24B Aviation Security Act 1982 (Stolen or prohibited items in Aerodromes)","-","-","-"]
["Edinburgh Airport Byelaws 2015 (Search in interest of public safety)",1,0,0]
["Schedule 8(2) Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021",2,1,50]
[null,null,null,"-"]
["Search Warrants ",539,220,40.816326530612244]
["S109(1) Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Piracy and trademark offences etc)","-","-","-"]
["S142(1) Criminal Justice Act, 1988 (Search of premises for offensive weapons)","-","-","-"]
["S23(3) Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971",501,212,42.315369261477045]
["S24(1) Forgery and Counterfeiting Act, 1981 (Search for counterfeit money)","-","-","-"]
["S27 Deer (Scotland) Act 1996","-","-","-"]
["S28B(4) Immigration Act 1971","-","-","-"]
["S292(3) Mental Health Care and Treatment Scotland Act 2003","-","-","-"]
["S42(1) Terrorism Act 2000","-","-","-"]
["S46(1) Firearms Act 1968",8,3,37.5]
["Other Legislation",30,5,16.666666666666664]
[null,null,null,"-"]
["Proceeds of Crime",1,1,100]
["S289 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Prior approval required - cash)",1,1,100]
["S303C Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Prior approval required - listed assets)","-","-","-"]
[null,null,null,"-"]
["Care and Welfare",1512,95,6.2830687830687832]
["S66 Criminal Justice (Scot) Act 2016",1512,95,6.2830687830687832]
[null,null,null,"-"]
["Protection of Life",82,15,18.292682926829269]
["S20/32 Police & Fire Reform (Scot) Act 2012 ",82,15,18.292682926829269]
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["Other",20,9,45]
["S20/32 Police & Fire Reform (Scot) Act 2012 ",20,9,45]
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["Total Searches",16348,4982,30.474675801321261]
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["Public Order"]
["Searches Conducted","-"]
["Positive Searches","-"]
["Positive Rate (%)","-"]
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[]
["1 - The search type ‘Other’ refers to when an officer believes it is necessary to conduct a search that is not for the"]
["protection of life and where no specific statutory power exists and considers their actions to be justified."]
["2 - Positive rates for searches under the Terrorism Act 2000 are not published for operational and security "]
["reasons. Statistical information about the operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 is available at"]
["Operation of Police Powers Under the Terrorism Act 2000"]

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["Table 1.3"]
["Search Outcomes - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
[]
["Disposal","Number of Searches","% Of Total Searches"]
[]
["Fixed Penalty Notice",68,0.41595302177636412]
["SPR2",3138,19.195008563738682]
["No Further Action",8825,53.982138487888434]
["IVPD",737,4.5081967213114753]
["SID Log",3882,23.746023978468315]
["Recorded Police Warning",1931,11.811842427208221]
[]
[]
["Key:     SPR2 – Standard Prosecution Reports"]
["             IVPD – Interim Vulnerable Persons Database"]
["             SID - Scottish Intelligence Database"]
["3 - Any anomilies in percentage changes are due to rounding up to the nearest decimal place."]
["4 - Some searches are recorded with more than one disposal so totals will not equal the actual number of stop and searches."]
["5 - A search can have more than one disposal from the list and provides the outcome and/or further action taken by officers."]
["6 - The NSSU do not currently validate disposals on the National Stop and Search Database against "]
["other recording systems. This information is captured for internal management purposes only."]
["7 - SPR2 is a new category of disposal introduced on the 11 May 2017 to meet reporting requirements of the Code of Practice."]

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["Table 1.4"]
["Stop and Search Receipts - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
[]
[null,null,"Number of Searches","Receipts Issued","Issue Rate (%)"]
[]
[]
["Force",null,16348,10968,67.09077563004648]
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[]
["8 - Officers may not issue a receipt if the person searched refuses to accept it or if the officer is called "]
["to an urgent incident. In all cases the record will be subject to a review to ensure compliance with the "]
["Code of Practice."]

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["Table 2.1"]
["Main Item Found Classification by Search Reason - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
[]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Main Item Found Classification"]
["Reason for Search","Total Positive Searches","Drugs","NPS","Stolen Property","Weapons","Firearms","Fireworks","Controlled Container","Controlled Article","Alcohol","Tobacco and Cigarette Papers","Money","Other","Aviation"]
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["Drugs",3977,3757,23,11,173,2,"-",3,"-",69,33,34,45,"-"]
["New Psychoactive Substances",1,"-",1,"-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-"]
["Stolen Property",348,30,"-",277,22,"-","-","-","-",27,5,3,19,"-"]
["Weapons",297,61,"-",3,249,2,"-","-","-",3,1,1,2,"-"]
["Firearms",10,2,"-","-",4,7,"-","-","-","-","-","-",2,"-"]
["Fireworks",1,"-","-","-","-","-",1,"-","-","-","-","-","-","-"]
["Aviation",1,"-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-",1]
["Wildlife",2,"-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-",2,"-"]
["Sporting Events",5,1,"-","-","-","-",2,2,"-",1,"-","-","-","-"]
["Public Order","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-","-"]
["Proceed of Crime",1,"-","-","-",1,"-","-","-","-","-","-",1,"-","-"]
["Care & Welfare",95,63,1,1,19,1,"-",1,"-",8,3,"-",5,"-"]
["Warrant",220,211,"-",2,5,1,"-","-","-","-","-",6,5,"-"]
["Protection of Life",15,4,"-","-",6,"-","-","-","-","-","-","-",6,"-"]
["Other",9,1,"-","-","-","-","-","-","-",6,1,"-",1,"-"]
[]
["Force",4982,4130,25,294,479,13,3,6,"-",114,43,45,87,1]
[]
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["9 - Items found may be higher than total positive searches as multiple items may be found in one search."]

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["Table 2.2"]
["Drugs found by Local Authority Area - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
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[null,"Local Authority","Class A","Class B","Class C","NPS","Total"]
[]
[null,null,"Number of searches where drugs were found"]
["North"]
[null,"Highland",63,129,35,1,228]
[null,"Orkney Islands",4,15,"-","-",19]
[null,"Shetland Islands",7,6,8,"-",21]
[null,"Eilean Siar",5,8,1,"-",14]
[null,"Aberdeen City",37,102,15,"-",154]
[null,"Aberdeenshire",41,103,15,2,161]
[null,"Moray",12,12,4,"-",28]
[null,"Perth & Kinross",23,34,17,"-",74]
[null,"Dundee",28,20,15,"-",63]
[null,"Angus",13,19,5,"-",37]
[]
["East"]
[null,"Fife",19,47,11,"-",77]
[null,"East Lothian",8,27,3,"-",38]
[null,"Edinburgh City",147,94,13,1,255]
[null,"Midlothian",1,19,"-","-",20]
[null,"Scottish Borders",2,15,4,"-",21]
[null,"West Lothian",5,10,5,1,21]
[null,"Clackmannanshire",3,10,3,"-",16]
[null,"Falkirk",8,42,6,"-",56]
[null,"Stirling",11,39,13,"-",63]
[]
["West"]
[null,"Argyll & Bute",36,121,19,1,177]
[null,"East Ayrshire",32,37,21,"-",90]
[null,"East Dunbartonshire",17,47,6,"-",70]
[null,"East Renfrewshire",7,34,8,4,53]
[null,"Glasgow City",250,548,219,4,1021]
[null,"Inverclyde",34,32,15,"-",81]
[null,"North Ayrshire",14,73,11,3,101]
[null,"North Lanarkshire",125,355,75,1,556]
[null,"Renfrewshire",55,47,31,1,134]
[null,"South Ayrshire",42,39,23,"-",104]
[null,"South Lanarkshire",109,261,57,2,429]
[null,"West Dunbartonshire",26,108,33,2,169]
[null,"Dumfries & Galloway",31,93,16,2,142]
[]
["Force",null,1215,2546,707,25,4493]
[]
[]
["10 - Due to multiple items being found in one search, the totals will not reflect the overall number of searches."]

{"sheet":"Items Found - Weapons","index":12,"n_rows":49,"n_cols":8,"rows_kept":49,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Table 2.3"]
["Weapons found by Local Authority Area - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
[]
[null,"Local Authority","Bladed Instrument","Blunt Instrument","Pointed Article","Pointed Instrument","Other","Total"]
[]
[null,null,"Number of searches where weapons were found"]
["North"]
[null,"Highland",10,5,3,"-",2,20]
[null,"Orkney Islands","-","-","-","-",1,1]
[null,"Shetland Islands","-","-","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"Eilean Siar","-","-",1,"-","-",1]
[null,"Aberdeen City",11,1,3,"-",2,17]
[null,"Aberdeenshire",1,"-",1,"-",1,3]
[null,"Moray",1,"-","-","-",1,2]
[null,"Perth & Kinross",8,1,3,"-",2,14]
[null,"Dundee",11,3,2,"-",1,17]
[null,"Angus",3,2,1,"-",1,7]
[]
["East"]
[null,"Fife",7,1,1,"-",3,12]
[null,"East Lothian",3,"-",1,"-","-",4]
[null,"Edinburgh City",10,1,8,"-",4,23]
[null,"Midlothian",2,"-","-","-",1,3]
[null,"Scottish Borders","-","-","-","-","-",0]
[null,"West Lothian",4,"-",2,"-","-",6]
[null,"Clackmannanshire",1,"-","-","-","-",1]
[null,"Falkirk",4,"-","-","-","-",4]
[null,"Stirling",2,"-","-","-","-",2]
[]
["West"]
[null,"Argyll & Bute",5,1,5,"-",1,12]
[null,"East Ayrshire",11,2,2,"-",4,19]
[null,"East Dunbartonshire",4,1,2,"-","-",7]
[null,"East Renfrewshire",4,"-","-","-","-",4]
[null,"Glasgow City",60,16,27,"-",8,111]
[null,"Inverclyde",14,1,4,"-","-",19]
[null,"North Ayrshire",11,3,4,"-",2,20]
[null,"North Lanarkshire",47,19,25,"-",4,95]
[null,"Renfrewshire",6,"-",2,"-",4,12]
[null,"South Ayrshire",11,1,3,"-",2,17]
[null,"South Lanarkshire",28,12,7,"-",4,51]
[null,"West Dunbartonshire",11,5,5,"-",2,23]
[null,"Dumfries & Galloway",2,"-","-","-","-",2]
[]
["Force",null,292,75,112,"-",50,529]
[]
[]
["11 - Due to multiple items being found in one search, the totals will not reflect the overall number of searches."]

{"sheet":"Items Found - Other","index":13,"n_rows":49,"n_cols":8,"rows_kept":49,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Table 2.4"]
["Other Items found by Local Authority Area - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
[]
[null,"Local Authority","Firearms","Fireworks","Stolen Property","Alcohol","Other","Total"]
[]
[null,null,"Number of searches where other items were found"]
["North"]
[null,"Highland","-",1,1,6,4,12]
[null,"Orkney Islands","-","-",2,"-","-",2]
[null,"Shetland Islands","-","-",1,"-","-",1]
[null,"Eilean Siar","-","-","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"Aberdeen City",1,1,9,1,"-",12]
[null,"Aberdeenshire","-","-",6,4,5,15]
[null,"Moray","-","-",2,"-",1,3]
[null,"Perth & Kinross",1,"-",3,"-",1,5]
[null,"Dundee",1,"-",14,2,2,19]
[null,"Angus",1,"-",1,"-","-",2]
[]
["East"]
[null,"Fife","-","-",4,"-",1,5]
[null,"East Lothian","-","-","-","-","-",0]
[null,"Edinburgh City","-","-",23,1,4,28]
[null,"Midlothian","-","-",3,2,"-",5]
[null,"Scottish Borders","-","-",1,"-","-",1]
[null,"West Lothian","-","-",3,"-",2,5]
[null,"Clackmannanshire","-","-",2,2,"-",4]
[null,"Falkirk",1,"-","-",2,1,4]
[null,"Stirling","-","-","-",2,3,5]
[]
["West"]
[null,"Argyll & Bute","-","-",2,6,3,11]
[null,"East Ayrshire","-","-",46,3,"-",49]
[null,"East Dunbartonshire","-","-",2,"-",1,3]
[null,"East Renfrewshire","-","-",1,"-",1,2]
[null,"Glasgow City",2,1,30,15,26,74]
[null,"Inverclyde","-","-",2,1,"-",3]
[null,"North Ayrshire","-","-",21,2,2,25]
[null,"North Lanarkshire",3,"-",42,33,8,86]
[null,"Renfrewshire","-","-",20,"-","-",20]
[null,"South Ayrshire","-","-",13,1,5,19]
[null,"South Lanarkshire",1,"-",30,25,12,68]
[null,"West Dunbartonshire",2,"-",7,5,4,18]
[null,"Dumfries & Galloway","-","-",3,1,1,5]
[]
["Force",null,13,3,294,114,87,511]
[]
[]
["12 - Due to multiple items being found in one search, the totals will not reflect the overall number of searches."]

{"sheet":"Searches by Ethnicity ","index":14,"n_rows":52,"n_cols":4,"rows_kept":52,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Table 3.1"]
["Searches by Ethnicity/National Origin - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
[]
["Ethnicity/National Origin","Number of Searches","Positive Searches","Positive Rate (%)"]
[]
[null,"Number"]
["White Scottish",13851,4108,29.658508410945057]
["White British Other",766,309,40.339425587467368]
["White Irish",37,9,24.324324324324326]
["White Gypsy/Traveller",11,2,18.181818181818183]
["White Polish",179,62,34.63687150837989]
["White Other",294,104,35.374149659863946]
["Any Mixed Ethnic Group",153,49,32.026143790849673]
["Pakistani",259,84,32.432432432432435]
["Indian",31,8,25.806451612903224]
["Bangladeshi",1,1,100]
["Chinese",11,4,36.363636363636367]
["Asian Other",142,49,34.507042253521128]
["African, African Scottish, African British",112,40,35.714285714285715]
["African Other",49,13,26.530612244897959]
["Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British",25,6,24]
["Black, Black Scottish or Black British",157,51,32.484076433121018]
["Black Other","-","-","-"]
["Arab, Arab Scottish, Arab British",38,12,31.578947368421051]
["Other Ethnic Group",86,38,44.186046511627907]
["Not Provided/Unknown",146,33,22.602739726027394]
[]
[null,"Percentage"]
["White Scottish",84.725960362123814,82.456844640706535]
["White British Other",4.6855884511866899,6.2023283821758328]
["White Irish",0.22632737949596282,0.1806503412284223]
["White Gypsy/Traveller",6.728651822852949E-2,4.0144520272982737E-2]
["White Polish",1.0949351602642525,1.2444801284624649]
["White Other",1.7983851235625155,2.0875150541951024]
["Any Mixed Ethnic Group",0.93589429899681909,0.98354074668807712]
["Pakistani",1.5842916564717395,1.6860698514652752]
["Indian",0.18962564228040127,0.16057808109193095]
["Bangladeshi",6.1169562025935893E-3,2.0072260136491368E-2]
["Chinese",6.728651822852949E-2,8.0289040545965473E-2]
["Asian Other",0.86860778076828971,0.98354074668807712]
["African, African Scottish, African British",0.68509909469048202,0.80289040545965473]
["African Other",0.29973085392708587,0.2609393817743878]
["Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British",0.15292390506483974,0.12043356081894822]
["Black, Black Scottish or Black British",0.96036212380719355,1.0236852669610599]
["Black Other","-","-"]
["Arab, Arab Scottish, Arab British",0.23244433569855641,0.24086712163789645]
["Other Ethnic Group",0.52605823342304869,0.76274588518667208]
["Not Provided/Unknown",0.89307560557866406,0.66238458450421511]
[]
[]
["13 - Any anomilies in percentage changes are due to rounding up to the nearest decimal place."]

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["Table 3.2"]
["Searches by Age and Gender - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
[]
["Demographic","Number of Searches","Positive Searches","Positive Rate (%)"]
[]
["Gender","Number"]
["Male",14009,4369,31.187094010992933]
["Female",2339,613,26.207781103035487]
["Not Provided","-","-","-"]
[]
["Age Group"]
["1 - 11 Years",13,"-","-"]
["12 - 15 Years",1144,239,20.89160839160839]
["16 - 17 Years",1109,336,30.297565374211]
["18 - 19 Years",1206,421,34.908789386401331]
["20 - 24 Years",2230,867,38.878923766816143]
["25 - 29 Years",1916,611,31.889352818371609]
["30 - 39 Years",3873,1228,31.706687322489024]
["40 - 49 Years",3210,882,27.476635514018692]
["50 - 59 Years",1234,329,26.661264181523503]
["60 - 69 Years",219,59,26.94063926940639]
["70 Years and Over",37,4,10.810810810810811]
["Age Unknown",157,6,3.8216560509554141]
[]
[]
["Gender","Percentage"]
["Male",85.69243944213359,87.695704536330794]
["Female",14.307560557866406,12.304295463669209]
["Not Provided","-","-"]
[]
["Age Group"]
["1 - 11 Years",7.9520430633716666E-2,"-"]
["12 - 15 Years",6.9977978957670661,4.7972701726214373]
["16 - 17 Years",6.7837044286762902,6.7442794058611009]
["18 - 19 Years",7.3770491803278686,8.4504215174628659]
["20 - 24 Years",13.640812331783705,17.402649538338018]
["25 - 29 Years",11.720088084169317,12.264150943396226]
["30 - 39 Years",23.690971372644974,24.648735447611401]
["40 - 49 Years",19.635429410325422,17.703733440385388]
["50 - 59 Years",7.5483239540004892,6.6037735849056602]
["60 - 69 Years",1.339613408367996,1.1842633480529907]
["70 Years and Over",0.22632737949596282,8.0289040545965473E-2]
["Age Unknown",0.96036212380719355,0.12043356081894822]
[]
[]
["14 - All 13 searches of persons in the age group ‘1-11’ have been reviewed by the NSSU and met the expected"]
["criteria.   "]
["15 - Searches recorded in the age group 'Age Unknown' refer to records where the nominal details were withheld "]
["or 'Age Unknown' boxes have been ticked.  Officers are required to make an estimate whether the persons "]
["searched was under the age of 18.  Of the 157 searches 144 were for persons estimated by reporting officers to be "]
["18 years of age or over and 13 was for persons estimated to be under the age of 18."]

{"sheet":"S60 Auths","index":16,"n_rows":6,"n_cols":1,"rows_kept":6,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Table 4.1"]
["Use of powers under Section 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 - Police Scotland"]
["Period: April to September 2023"]
[]
["A total of 0 stop searches have been carried out under Section 60 Criminal Justice "]
["and Public Order Act 1994 authorisations."]