There were 103,379 such offences recorded by police in total, the majority of which (76%) were race hate crimes (78,991). Transgender identity hate crimes increased by 37% to 2,333; while there was a 25% rise in offences triggered by sexual orientation (14,491). Disability hate crimes increased by 14% to 8,256 while offences motivated by religion rose by 9% to 8,336, data published by Home Office showed. (Image: Sam Webb)(Image: MEN MEDIA)Over half (54%) of the hate crimes recorded by the police were for public order offences, a third (36%) involved violence while 5% were recorded as criminal damage and arson. Around 12% of hate crime offences were estimated to have more than one motivation, with the majority of these being both race and religion.

Source: Daily Mirror October 15, 2019 09:22 UTC