Record Number of Reported Hate Crimes After ‘Scary’ Change in Police Activity: Former Officer

Record Number of Reported Hate Crimes After ‘Scary’ Change in Police Activity: Former Officer
The rainbow flag on a police officer during Pride in London on July 6, 2019. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images for Pride in London
Owen Evans
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New government figures show that the number of hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales has risen by 26 percent this year, but critics say this is indicative that the police believe that “hate is everywhere.”

On Thursday, the Home Office released the latest data on hate crime which saw the biggest yearly increase since records began in 2012. The majority of hate crimes were racially motivated, but transgender hate crimes saw the biggest rise at 53 percent, up from 2,630 in 2020–2021 to 4035 in 2021–2022.
Owen Evans
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Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.
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