Sheffield city council have reported a 7% increase in hate crime over the past year. There were 1,356 hate offences committed of which:

  • 68% were related to race
  • 14% sexual orientation
  • 8% disability
  • 6% religious
  • 5% transgender

The report  was written by Maxine Stavrianakos who is the Head of Neighbourhood Intervention and Tenant Support for Sheffield City Council. The full report can be read here:

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As the Sheffield Star reported:

Giving possible reasons for the rise, the report adds: “Increases are likely to have been driven by crime recording improvements by the police. However, growing awareness of what constitutes a hate crime may also have impacted on the number of recorded offences. Short-term genuine rises in hate crime recorded have also been noticed following terrorist attacks and events such as the EU referendum in 2016.”