Stop and search law is being put in place in order  to tackle violent crime in the UK this follows as series shootings and stabbing that has been happening in the UK.

The Metropolitan Police are looking to enforce the stop and search law as a response to the recent stabbings and shootings that’s been taking place so far this year. 

This follows as communities have been campaigning to bring stop and search with the aim to combat the recent spate in violent crime.

The number that was recently published has shown an increase in the number of people that have been affected by violent crime.

The government has recently said that they will continue to support the stop and search power that aims to decrease the number of violent crimes .

Meanwhile on social media people are supporting the stop and search initiative as many say its needed in the fight against crime.

Many others are hitting back as reports suggest black kids are five times more likely to be stopped and search than any other race.

Stop and search rate per 1,000 people, and number of stop and search incidents, by ethnicity.

Ethnicity	Stop and search rate per 1,000 people	Number
All	5	277,378
Asian	8	28,792
Bangladeshi	13	5,995
Indian	3	4,220
Pakistani	7	7,927
Asian other	13	10,650
Black	29	54,389
Black African	19	18,363
Black Caribbean	26	15,674
Black other	73	20,352
Mixed	9	10,469
Mixed White/Asian	3	879
Mixed White/Black African	7	1,202
Mixed White/Black Caribbean	10	4,326
Mixed other	14	4,062
White	3	147,324
White British	3	123,519
White Irish	4	2,168
White other	9	21,637
Other inc Chinese	5	4,661
Chinese	1	474
Any other	7	4,187
Unknown	N/A*	31,743

Ethnicity	Stop and search rate per 1,000 people	Number

The law seems working for the best as two males were just caught in Haringey this morning from a stop and search according to the MetTaskforce.