A majority of both male and female respondents in 2022 thought that racism was either somewhat prevelant, or prevelant a great deal in the society of the United Kingdom. Female respondents were more likely to believe racism was a prevelant to a great deal in UK society than men, while 20 percent of men thought that racism was not very prevelant.
To what extent do you think racism is present in UK society today?
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Statistics on Racism in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Racial prejudice in Great Britain from 1983 to 2017
- Basic Statistic Opinion on the prevelance of racism in UK society 2022
- Basic Statistic Opinion on the prevelance of racism in UK society 2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Opinion on the prevelance of racism in UK society 2022, by political party
- Basic Statistic Share of people who think the United Kingdom is a racist society in 2022, by age
- Basic Statistic Opinion on hearing a different language in the United Kingdom in 2020
Racially motivated crimes
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- Basic Statistic Number of racial hate crimes in England and Wales 2011-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of racial hate crimes in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of racially motivated crime offences in Scotland 2005-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of racist incidents in Northern Ireland 2004-2022
Criminal Justice System
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- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2015-2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Proportion of police officers from ethnic minorites in England and Wales 2005-2022
- Premium Statistic Proportion of police officers from ethnic minorites in England and Wales 2021 by rank
- Premium Statistic Ethnicity of court judges in England and Wales 2022
- Basic Statistic Percentage of deaths in police custody in England and Wales 2008-2019, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Number of stop and searches performed in London 2021/22, by ethnicity
Employment and representation
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- Premium Statistic Median hourly pay in England and Wales 2019, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Pay gap between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales 2012-2019
- Premium Statistic Median hourly pay in England and Wales 2019, by ethnicity and gender
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Number of Black and minority MPs in the UK parliament 1987-2019, by party
- Premium Statistic Job application callback rate in the UK, by gender and region of origin 2016-2017
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- Opinion on transgender people in politics in Italy 2019
- Opinion on Roma people in politics in Italy 2019
- Opinion on efforts made to fight discrimination in Italy 2019
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YouGov. (September 1, 2022). To what extent do you think racism is present in UK society today? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280585/opinion-racism-uk-society-gender/
YouGov. "To what extent do you think racism is present in UK society today?." Chart. September 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280585/opinion-racism-uk-society-gender/
YouGov. (2022). To what extent do you think racism is present in UK society today?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280585/opinion-racism-uk-society-gender/
YouGov. "To What Extent Do You Think Racism Is Present in Uk Society Today?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280585/opinion-racism-uk-society-gender/
YouGov, To what extent do you think racism is present in UK society today? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280585/opinion-racism-uk-society-gender/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
To what extent do you think racism is present in UK society today? [Graph], YouGov, September 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280585/opinion-racism-uk-society-gender/