This statistic shows the number of hate crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2019, sorted by offence type. In 2018/19, the most hate crimes due to sexual orientation were recorded as public order offences with 6.5 thousand cases and the next high number of crimes were found to be violent crimes, of which 916 cases lead to the victim's injury.
Number of hate crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2019, by offence type
*Hate crimes are taken to mean any crime where the perpetrator's hostility or prejudice against an identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is victimized. The other notifiable offences included crimes such as theft, burglary and sexual offences for example.
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UK Home Office. (October 15, 2019). Number of hate crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2019, by offence type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-offence-type/
UK Home Office. "Number of hate crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2019, by offence type." Chart. October 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-offence-type/
UK Home Office. (2019). Number of hate crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2019, by offence type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-offence-type/
UK Home Office. "Number of Hate Crimes Motivated by a Person's Sexual Orientation in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2019, by Offence Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-offence-type/
UK Home Office, Number of hate crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation in England and Wales from April 2015 to March 2019, by offence type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-offence-type/ (last visited February 27, 2020)
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