There were a total 651 hate crimes and hate related non-crime incidents reported to gardaí in 2023, a 12% increase on the total reported in 2022. Gardaí say the 651 incidents reported last year involved all nine of these discriminatory motives. Some 36% of of the incidents involved a racial motive, while 18% involved an anti-nationality motive. As in 2022, the majority of hate related incidents (44%) occurred in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. "These figures indicate a further increase in the reporting of hate crime in Ireland during 2023.

Source: Irish Examiner May 08, 2024 06:31 UTC