Official Statistics

Hate crime, England and Wales, 2014 to 2015

Statistics on hate crimes and racist incidents recorded by the police and findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

From:
Home Office
Published
13 October 2015

Applies to England and Wales

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-78246-860-8, Home Office statistical bulletin 05/15

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This publication provides information on the number of hate crimes from police recorded data in England and Wales from April 2014 to March 2015. 皇冠体育app bulletin covers the extent and trends in hate crime for all forces, with additional analysis based upon more detailed data supplied by 22 police forces on the types of offences associated with hate crime.

Hate crime is defined as 鈥榓ny criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal characteristic.鈥� 皇冠体育appre are five centrally monitored strands of hate crime:

  • race or ethnicity
  • religion or beliefs
  • sexual orientation
  • disability
  • transgender identity

皇冠体育app publication includes information on racist incidents in England and Wales recorded by the police from April 2014 to March 2015. A 鈥榬acist incident鈥� is any incident, including any crime, which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person鈥檚 race or perceived race. 皇冠体育app report also provides estimates from the CSEW on the level of hate crime in England and Wales, based on combined data from the April 2012 to March 2015 surveys. 皇冠体育app CSEW also provides information on the victims鈥� experience of hate crime and whether they told the police about the hate crimes.

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Published 13 October 2015

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