A hate crime may be defined as ‘any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person’s race or perceived race; religion or perceived religion; sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation; disability or perceived disability and any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice against a person who is transgender or perceived to be transgender.’
According to Home Office statistics in year ending March 2022, there were 155,841 hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales. This represented a 26 per cent increase compared with the previous year and the biggest percentage increase in hate crimes since year ending March 2017, when there was a 29 per cent rise.
Significant improvements in police recording crime in recent years may have contributed to the increase, as would an improving confidence to report these crimes, however, irrespective of the contextual factors, it is clear that there is still a significant problem within the UK.
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