Falkirk North saw 232 stop and searches during lockdown – 55 per cent of incidents were negative and 45 per cent were positive.Falkirk North saw 232 stop and searches during lockdown – 55 per cent of incidents were negative and 45 per cent were positive.
Falkirk North saw 232 stop and searches during lockdown – 55 per cent of incidents were negative and 45 per cent were positive.

Stop and search: the neighbourhoods in Falkirk where Police Scotland searched the most people last year during lockdown

We may have been staying indoors more than often but it didn’t stop hundreds of people being stopped and searched in Falkirk last year
By Iain Leggat
Published 10th Mar 2021, 14:45 GMT

Official figures from Police Scotland show that more than 22,000 people were stopped and searched from April to September.

That was a 2 per cent decrease in comparison to the same period in 2019.

In Falkirk, 543 people were stopped and searched – a rate of 337 per 100,000 people.

Police found something such as drugs or a weapon in 45 per cent of these incidents, while 55 per cent were negative searches.

Police Scotland said stop and search contributes to the prevention, investigation and detection of crime in communities.

Here we reveal the areas of Falkirk where the greatest number of stop and search operations were carried out by police forces.

Falkirk South saw 122 stop and searches during lockdown - 66 per cent of incidents were negative and 34 per cent were positive.

1. Falkirk South

Falkirk South saw 122 stop and searches during lockdown - 66 per cent of incidents were negative and 34 per cent were positive. Photo: Shutterstock

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Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst saw 65 stop and searches during lockdown - 42 per cent of incidents were negative and 58 per cent were positive.

2. Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst

Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst saw 65 stop and searches during lockdown - 42 per cent of incidents were negative and 58 per cent were positive. Photo: Shutterstock

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Denny and Banknock saw 31 stop and searches during lockdown - 42 per cent of incidents were negative and 58 per cent were positive.

3. Denny and Banknock

Denny and Banknock saw 31 stop and searches during lockdown - 42 per cent of incidents were negative and 58 per cent were positive. Photo: Shutterstock

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Bonnybridge and Larbert saw 30 stop and searches during lockdown - 47 per cent of incidents were negative and 53 per cent were positive.

4. Bonnybridge and Larbert

Bonnybridge and Larbert saw 30 stop and searches during lockdown - 47 per cent of incidents were negative and 53 per cent were positive. Photo: Shutterstock

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