The report, based on records from 40 police departments in the United Kingdom that serve a population of nearly 54 million people, found that only “27 percent of hate crimes recorded by police resulted in a “positive” outcome such as a charge, summons, caution or restorative justice in 2015/16, compared with 35 percent the year before (2014/2015)”, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism said.
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Police figures show that young people were the victims of 10 per cent of religious hate crimes and 8 per cent of race hate crimes in a three-week period surrounding the European Union referendum.
A £2.4 million fund for the protection for places of worship was announced, noting that a separate fund already exists for synagogues.
The steps will be outlined on Tuesday as ministers publish a hate crime action plan following a sharp rise in alleged offences and incidents reported to police in the weeks before and after the referendum on June 23.
“The evidence of these hate crimes, in places like Orlando, make it even more important to stand up and say “we are a country that won’t tolerate any sort of hate crime”.
Incidents of hate crime in late June included the distribution of cards bearing the words “no more Polish vermin”, and numerous reports of non-white people being told to leave the country.
“Violence against the person” was the main type of offence reported, alongside verbal abuse, spitting and “barging”.
The Briton known as Jihadi Jack after fleeing his middle-class Oxford family home for Syria has insisted he is not an Islamic State fighter.
In a weird interview with Channel 4, the 20-year-old Muslim convert also revealed he had survived an airstrike with just a “scratch” amid repeated bombardments from Western military.
There were 29 hate crimes reported to the police force in the week of June 24 to June 30, up 21% from 24 in the seven days before.
“Well, I have a very clear message for them”.
The stats included people reporting UKIP leader Nigel Farage for “hate” and anti-Brexit campaigners had mounted a huge social media campaign to encourage the anecdotal reporting which they and the media explicitly blamed on the Brexit vote.
Miss Rudd said it was “completely unacceptable” for people to suffer abuse or attacks due to their nationality or ethnic background. Those who practise hatred send out a message that it’s okay to abuse and attack others due to their nationality, ethnicity or religious background; t hat it’s okay to disregard our shared values and promote the intolerance that causes enormous harm to communities and individuals.
Ms Rudd, the MP for Hastings and Rye, also said that the Government working with police to ensure an Orlando-style massacre would never happen in the UK. We are the sum of all our parts – a proud, diverse society.
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Rudd explained: “We want schools to feel empowered to be able to address instances of racial hatred or LGBT hatred and we are trying to make sure they have enough training and the confidence to report it where they need to do so we’re working with the department of education so they can pilot some initiatives”.
