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UK police officers received more than 7,800 complaints about racist conduct over five years, data reveals.

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Allegations of officers making racist remarks during arrests and posting offensive memes on social media are among complaints made between 2015 and 2020.

181 - of the 7,800 complaints (2.3%) - resulted in formal action, i can reveal.

30 officers were sacked or resigned as a result of the complaints, according to data obtained via Freedom of Information laws from 38 of 45 police forces.

Campaigners say it's time for police to stop "marking their own homework.”

According to data obtained by i:
🚨The Metropolitan Police received the most complaints relating to allegations of racist conduct (4,443)
🚨followed by West Yorkshire Police (563)
🚨and then Police Scotland (412) inews.co.uk/news/uk-police…

Dyfed-Powys Police in Wales said its officers received zero complaints about racist conduct between 1 January 2015 - 31 December 2020.

West Midlands Police, the second largest force in England serving almost 2.8m people, was the only one which refused the FoI request.

Officers could face ‘criminal consequences’ for unacceptable use of social media, warns police watchdog.

Investigation from @davidwoode
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The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it has seen complaints with ‘grossly offensive images and messages which the public would be appalled by’.

'Tens of thousands of Black men have been emotionally traumatised by stop and search and wrongful detention by the police over the last half-century.'

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