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Publication - Research and analysis

Stop and Search code of practice: twelve month review - quantitative report

Published
13 June 2019
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781787819092

Findings of a quantitative study which evaluates change in the use of police searches and alcohol seizures in the twelve months before and after the introduction of the Code of Practice.

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Appendix: Results of regression model

Variables entered into model Logit coefficient Standard Error Wald P value Odds Ratio Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI
Male (Reference=Female) 0.078 0.029 7.101 0.008 1.081 1.021 1.145
Under 16 -0.55 0.05 120.368 0 0.577 0.523 0.637
16-17 -0.276 0.042 42.431 0 0.759 0.698 0.824
18-19 (Reference)   346.182 0  
20-24 0.163 0.036 21.023 0 1.177 1.098 1.262
25-29 0.135 0.038 12.402 0 1.144 1.062 1.233
30-39 0.05 0.035 2.015 0.156 1.051 0.981 1.126
40-49 0.009 0.039 0.049 0.825 1.009 0.934 1.089
50-59 0 0.055 0 0.998 1 0.898 1.113
60+ -0.018 0.133 0.019 0.891 0.982 0.756 1.275
White (Reference) 101.644 0  
Asian 0.014 0.063 0.047 0.829 1.014 0.896 1.146
African/Caribbean/Black -0.043 0.081 0.278 0.598 0.958 0.817 1.123
Mixed/Other ethnic group -0.293 0.071 17.236 0 0.746 0.649 0.856
Ethnicity unknown -0.447 0.048 85.561 0 0.639 0.581 0.703
Monday -0.107 0.037 8.256 0.004 0.898 0.835 0.966
Tuesday -0.115 0.034 11.545 0.001 0.892 0.835 0.953
Wednesday -0.083 0.033 6.331 0.012 0.92 0.863 0.982
Thursday -0.08 0.032 6.173 0.013 0.923 0.866 0.983
Friday (Reference) 18.03 0.006  
Saturday -0.027 0.031 0.766 0.381 0.974 0.917 1.034
Sunday -0.053 0.037 2.014 0.156 0.949 0.882 1.02
0000-0559 -0.183 0.029 40.177 0 0.833 0.787 0.881
0600-1159 -0.214 0.032 44.009 0 0.807 0.758 0.86
1200-1759 -0.031 0.023 1.804 0.179 0.97 0.927 1.014
1800-2359 (Reference) 75.412 0  
Drugs (Reference) 137.54 0
Stolen Property 0.149 0.036 16.971 0 1.161 1.081 1.247
Offensive Weapons -0.468 0.048 95.182 0 0.627 0.57 0.688
Warrant 0.145 0.087 2.805 0.094 1.156 0.976 1.37
Other Reason -0.388 0.09 18.49 0 0.678 0.568 0.81
North East -0.001 0.034 0.001 0.976 0.999 0.934 1.069
Tayside 0.531 0.04 180.455 0 1.701 1.574 1.838
Highlands & Islands 0.208 0.04 27.518 0 1.232 1.139 1.331
Forth Valley 0.45 0.047 93.486 0 1.568 1.431 1.718
Edinburgh 0.15 0.043 12.384 0 1.162 1.069 1.263
Lothians & Borders 0.428 0.049 77.804 0 1.535 1.395 1.688
Fife 0.524 0.052 101.507 0 1.689 1.525 1.87
Greater Glasgow (Reference) 1206.221 0  
Ayrshire 0.953 0.045 445.044 0 2.595 2.375 2.835
Lanarkshire 1.042 0.04 691.363 0 2.836 2.624 3.065
Argyll & West Dunbartonshire 0.251 0.048 27.11 0 1.285 1.169 1.413
Renfrewshire & Inverclyde 0.371 0.041 81.545 0 1.449 1.337 1.57
Dumfries & Galloway 0.061 0.059 1.061 0.303 1.063 0.947 1.193
Jun2017-May2018 (Reference=Jun2016-May2017) 0.238 0.021 131.511 0 1.268 1.218 1.321
Constant -0.953 0.047 407.482 0 0.386  

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