40 years since court case led to reform of same-sex laws in Northern Ireland
After five years of litigation, in October 1981 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Jeffrey Dudgeon's right to a private life had been breached.
Documents to download
-
Hate Crime Statistics (4 MB , PDF)
Police Recorded Hate Crime
Police recorded crime figures show in 2019/20 that there were 105,090 offences recorded by the police where one or more of the central monitored hate crime strands were deemed to be a motivating factor. This was 8% higher than in 2018/19. Figures from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were not included in this year’s release due to the implementation of new IT systems affecting data supply.
The increase in Police recorded hate crime over time has partly been attributed to better recording methods used and greater awareness in reporting hate crimes.
Covid-19 Pandemic
In October 2020, the Home Office published provisional trends in racially or religiously aggravated offences under Covid-19 restrictions in England and Wales, up until July 2020.
Data from the GMP was excluded and provisionally shows that in March, April and May 2020 the levels of racially or religiously aggravated offences recorded by the police were lower than in the same period in 2019, but that in June and July 2020 they were higher – in June by as much as one third.
Police Force Area Data
The highest rate of hate crimes recorded per 100,000 population in 2019/20 was in the West Yorkshire Police Force Area (359). The lowest rate was found in North Yorkshire (78). The rate for England and Wales including the British Transport Police was 177.
West Yorkshire was the only police force to appear amongst the 10 highest rates recorded for each hate crime strand.
Documents to download
-
Hate Crime Statistics (4 MB , PDF)
Related posts
-
-
Black History Month
An adjournment debate on Black History Month has been scheduled for Thursday 21 October 2021. Abena Oppong-Asare MP will open the debate.
-
Counter state threats legislation
The Queen’s Speech in May 2021 announced a new bill to provide the security services with the tools they need to tackle the threat from hostile activity by states. The Government subsequently published a consultation on proposals for legislation to counter state threats which closed in July 2021. This briefing paper examines the background to these proposals and concerns about the implications for press freedom.
