In 2019, the leading reason that was given for strip searches which were carried out by police in New South Wales in Australia, was suspected possession of illegal drugs, in which a over 4,900 searches were carried out due to this reason. Contrastingly, only nine searches were made due to the possession of a firearm or explosives. Although crime has decreased significantly in New South Wales, due to more people being sentenced to prison, drug offences have risen.
Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason
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Redfern Legal Centre. (August 22, 2019). Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/
Redfern Legal Centre. "Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason." Chart. August 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/
Redfern Legal Centre. (2019). Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/
Redfern Legal Centre. "Number of Strip Searches by Police in New South Wales, Australia in Financial Year 2019, by Leading Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/
Redfern Legal Centre, Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of strip searches by police in New South Wales, Australia in financial year 2019, by leading reason [Graph], Redfern Legal Centre, August 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066408/australia-leading-reasons-for-strip-searches-by-police-nsw/