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Religious hate crime surges by 40 per cent in 12 months

There were 94,098 such offences in total in 2017/18, an increase of 17 per cent on the previous year.

Religious hate crime surges by 40 per cent in 12 months

Date - 16th October 2018
By - Police Oracle
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Hate crime in England and Wales rose by nearly a fifth last year, according to police figures. There were 94,098 such offences in total in 2017/18, an increase of 17 per cent on the previous year. This included 71,251 classed as race...
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