Hate crimes, England and Wales 2011 to 2012
The Home Office publishes statistics on the 43,748 hate crimes in England and Wales recorded by the police in 2011 to 2012.
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This release covers hate crimes recorded by the police during 2011 to 2012; this is the first time these figures are being published by the Home Office. ‘Hate crime’ is any notifiable offence committed against a person or property that is motivated by hostility towards someone based on their disability, race, religion, gender-identity or sexual orientation, whether perceived to be so by the victim or any other person. This release focuses on the 5 monitored forms of hate crime classifications used by the criminal justice system.