Race Hate Crime Still Ripe in UK

The Home Office has reported that of the 43,748 hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales during the period of 2011 and 2012, 35,816 (82%) were race hate crimes.

Quote: ‘A total of 35,816 race hate crimes were recorded by the police in 2011/12, accounting for 82 per cent of hate crimes overall. Race hate crimes accounted for the majority of hate crimes in all forces, ranging from 58 per cent of the 601 hate crimes recorded by Suffolk to 91 per cent of the 811 hate crimes recorded by Devon and Cornwall.’

Race hate crimes accounted for the majority of hate crimes in all forces.

Further reading:

1. Hate crimes, England and Wales 2011/12