Labour promised employment rights bill within first 100 days in office
Religious hate crime as recorded by the police in England and Wales reached a record high following the start of the Israel-Gaza war, according to Home Office figures released today.
The figures show that religious hate crime as recorded by the police has gone up 25% in the past year. There was a particularly sharp spike in hate crimes directed against Jews, but there has also been a significant increase in hate aimed at Muslims.
There was a 25% increase in police recorded religious hate crime over the last year, up from 8,370 to 10,484 offences. This is the highest annual count in these offences since the hate crime collection began in the year ending March 2012.
The increase in offences was driven by a sharp rise in religious hate crimes targeted at Jewish people since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Since the spike, the number of offences has declined but to a level higher than seen before the conflict.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Labour promised employment rights bill within first 100 days in officeReligious hate crime as recorded by the police in England and Wales reached a record high following the start of the Israel-Gaza war, according to Home Office figures released today. The figures show that religious hate crime as recorded by the police has gone up 25% in the past year. There was a particularly sharp spike in hate crimes directed against Jews, but there has also been a significant increase in hate aimed at Muslims.There was a 25% increase in police recorded religious hate crime over the last year, up from 8,370 to 10,484 offences. This is the highest annual count in these offences since the hate crime collection began in the year ending March 2012.The increase in offences was driven by a sharp rise in religious hate crimes targeted at Jewish people since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Since the spike, the number of offences has declined but to a level higher than seen before the conflict. Continue reading…
