There were 26,152 sexual orientation hate crimes reported by the police in England and Wales in the 2020/21 reporting year, which was the highest number for this type of hate crime during the provided time period.
Number of police recorded sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales from 2011/12 to 2021/22
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Statistics on Hate crime in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of hate crimes in England and Wales 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of hate crimes in England and Wales 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of hate crimes in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of hate crime charges in Scotland 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of hate crimes in Northern Ireland 2005-2022
Race Hate Crime
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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 race hate crime charges in Scotland 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of racist hate crimes in Northern Ireland 2011-2022
Sexual Orientation Hate Crime
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- Basic Statistic Number of sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Premium Statistic Number of sexual orientation hate crime charges in Scotland 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of homophobic hate crimes in Northern Ireland 2011-2022
Religious Hate Crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of religious hate crimes in England and Wales 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of religious hate crimes in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of religious hate crime charges in Scotland 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of religious hate crimes in Northern Ireland 2011-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of sectarian hate crimes in Northern Ireland 2011-2022
Disability Hate Crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of disability hate crimes in England and Wales 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of disability hate crimes in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of disability hate crime charges in Scotland 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of disability hate crimes in Northern Ireland 2011-2022
Transgender Hate Crime
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- Basic Statistic Number of transgender hate crimes in England and Wales 2011-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of transgender hate crimes in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of transgender hate crime charges in Scotland 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of transphobic hate crimes in Northern Ireland 2011-2022
Further related statistics
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- Number of known LGBTQ+ hate crime offenders U.S. 2020, by motivation
- Criminal damage and arson hate crimes in England and Wales, by motivation 2015-2020
- Public order offence hate crimes in England and Wales, by motivation 2015-2020
- Hate crimes in England and Wales, by motivation 2019-2020
- Number of homophobic hate crimes in Northern Ireland 2011-2022
- Number of race hate crime charges in Scotland 2012-2022
- Familiarity with the LGBT community in Kazakhstan as of 2016
- Familiarity with the LGBT community in China as of 2016
- Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage in Vietnam 2016
- Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage in Turkey 2016
- Opinion on legality of being a LGBT member in Saudi Arabia 2016
- Number of suspects in hate crimes investigated by attorneys by charge U.S. 2005-2019
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- Number of known LGBTQ+ hate crime offenders U.S. 2020, by motivation
- Criminal damage and arson hate crimes in England and Wales, by motivation 2015-2020
- Public order offence hate crimes in England and Wales, by motivation 2015-2020
- Hate crimes in England and Wales, by motivation 2019-2020
- Number of homophobic hate crimes in Northern Ireland 2011-2022
- Number of race hate crime charges in Scotland 2012-2022
- Familiarity with the LGBT community in Kazakhstan as of 2016
- Familiarity with the LGBT community in China as of 2016
- Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage in Vietnam 2016
- Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage in Turkey 2016
- Opinion on legality of being a LGBT member in Saudi Arabia 2016
- Number of suspects in hate crimes investigated by attorneys by charge U.S. 2005-2019
UK Home Office. (October 6, 2022). Number of police recorded sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales from 2011/12 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office. "Number of police recorded sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales from 2011/12 to 2021/22." Chart. October 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office. (2022). Number of police recorded sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales from 2011/12 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office. "Number of Police Recorded Sexual Orientation Hate Crimes in England and Wales from 2011/12 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office, Number of police recorded sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales from 2011/12 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Number of police recorded sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales from 2011/12 to 2021/22 [Graph], UK Home Office, October 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623990/sexual-orientation-hate-crimes-in-england-and-wales/