Nowak murder: police accused of ‘anti-white bias’ five times more likely to stop black people
Hampshire force whose officers responded to the murder of 18-year-old has a higher than average racial disparity
TL;DR
- Hampshire police are accused of anti-white bias following the murder of Henry Nowak.
- Officers are 5.1 times more likely to stop and search black individuals than white individuals in Hampshire.
- This racial disparity in stop and search is higher than the average for England and Wales.
- The incident involved officers treating Nowak, the stabbing victim, as a suspect.
- The Crown Prosecution Service noted disproportionality in the justice system favouring non-white ethnic groups.