Hate crime: sharp increase in Lancashire in offence motivated by prejudice over the past 12 months
There were 4,355 such offences in 2021-22 – of which 108 were recorded in Lancashire – a 56 per cent increase on 2,799 the year before.
Diana Fawcett, chief executive at the charity Victim Support, said: “No one should have to endure abuse and discrimination for simply being themselves. Crimes can be tagged with more than one category, so the overall number of offences may be lower than the sum of the reasons given. "Our own data actually shows levels of hate crime have remained fairly stable, slightly falling over the past year," she added.The total number of hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales rose 26 per cent in 2021-22, from 124,104 to 155,841.
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