Data on the number of hate crimes which involved public order offences in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2020, sorted by motivational factor, shows that xenophobia was involved in the majority of reported hate crimes, where approximately 44 thousand cases motivated by racial discrimination were recorded in 2019/2020.
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*Hate crimes are taken to mean any crime where the perpetrator's hostility or prejudice against an identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is victimized.
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UK Home Office. (October 28, 2020). Number of hate crimes which involved public order offences in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2020, by motivating factor [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623900/public-order-offence-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivation/
UK Home Office. "Number of hate crimes which involved public order offences in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2020, by motivating factor." Chart. October 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623900/public-order-offence-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivation/
UK Home Office. (2020). Number of hate crimes which involved public order offences in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2020, by motivating factor. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623900/public-order-offence-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivation/
UK Home Office. "Number of Hate Crimes Which Involved Public Order Offences in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2020, by Motivating Factor." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623900/public-order-offence-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivation/
UK Home Office, Number of hate crimes which involved public order offences in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2020, by motivating factor Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623900/public-order-offence-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivation/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of hate crimes which involved public order offences in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2020, by motivating factor [Graph], UK Home Office, October 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623900/public-order-offence-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivation/