Number of hate crimes leading to charge down compared to last year

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Number of hate crimes leading to charge down compared to last year

Data on outcomes for all hate crime offences was available for 26 forces while all forces provided figures for racially or religiously aggravated offences.

The number of hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales has risen by more than a quarter in a year

Date - 6th October 2022
By - Cash Boyle

The number of recorded hate crimes resulting in a charge or summons has gone down over the last year, according to a report from the Home Office. According to its annual report on hate crime in England and Wales, 155,841 such offences were recorded...

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