Hate crimes have surged in the UK since the Brexit referendum

The number of recorded offences rose by almost a third in the year following the Brexit referendum. The latest Home Office statistics show a 29% increase in recorded hate crimes in 2016/17.
The number of recorded hate crimes, which include any crime motivated by race, religion, sexuality, disability, or transgender, rose to over 80,000 — has risen to almost twice the level recorded four years ago.
The vast majority, some 89% of the recorded hate crimes were either public order or violent offences.


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