In 2021/22, the majority of hate crimes reported by the police in England and Wales were racial hate crimes with 109,843 of these incidents in this reporting year. There were a further 26,152 hate crimes commited against a person due to their sexual orientation, the second-most reported category of hate crime.
Number of police recorded hate crimes in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type
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- Basic Statistic Number of hate crimes in England and Wales 2012-2022
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Race Hate Crime
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- Basic Statistic Number of racial hate crimes in England and Wales 2011-2022
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Sexual Orientation Hate Crime
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- Basic Statistic Number of sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales 2011-2022
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Religious Hate Crime
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Transgender Hate Crime
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- Basic Statistic Number of transgender hate crimes in England and Wales 2011-2022
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UK Home Office. (October 6, 2022). Number of police recorded hate crimes in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284160/hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivating-factor/
UK Home Office. "Number of police recorded hate crimes in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type." Chart. October 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284160/hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivating-factor/
UK Home Office. (2022). Number of police recorded hate crimes in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284160/hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivating-factor/
UK Home Office. "Number of Police Recorded Hate Crimes in England and Wales in 2021/22, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284160/hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivating-factor/
UK Home Office, Number of police recorded hate crimes in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284160/hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivating-factor/ (last visited June 06, 2023)
Number of police recorded hate crimes in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type [Graph], UK Home Office, October 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284160/hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-motivating-factor/