A spokeswoman for Norfolk Constabulary said: "The primary purpose of stop and search powers is to enable officers to allay or confirm suspicions about individuals without exercising their power of arrest."

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A Freedom of Information (FOI) request from this newspaper can reveal the figures behind police stop and searches in Norwich since January 2019.

The data revealed that a total of........

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