Lockdown latest: Disproportionate numbers of ethnic minority groups in London were fined for alleged breaches of lockdown, @metpoliceuk figures show. 26% of FPNs (253) between March 27 and May 14 were issued to black people, who make up 12% of the capital’s population.
Asian people were given 22.6% of fines (220) though they represent 18% of Londoners.@metpoliceuk says reasons are “complex” & reflect a “range of factors”. Black people were also more likely to be arrested for Covid-19 offences & crimes where C-19 breaches were suspected ...
Met Police said reasons for disproportionately include “interactions between the areas subject to significant proactive policing activity targeting crime hot-spots and both the variation in the age-profile and geographical distribution of ethnic groups in London.”
