New Home Office statistics have revealed that between 2018 and 2019 there was 8,984 hate crimes reported in Greater Manchester alone.

The Home Office’s report saw the amount of hate crime reported in the England and Wales had increased by 10% over the last year, and had doubled from the 42,255 incidents reported in 2012 to 2013.

Salford alone has seen a rapid increase of 37% in reported hate crimes as Greater Manchester Police recorded during a 6 month study earlier this year.

It also revealed that the largest increases in hate crimes were against LGBTQ+ individuals.

A hate crime is defined by the Home Office and police as ‘any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal characteristic.’ The five main motivators of hate crimes being; race or ethnicity, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation, disability and transgender identity.

The release of these statistics by the Home Office has coincided with Hate Crime Awareness week, which began on 12th October.

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