The Hate Crime Report
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Foreword
Is hate crime reporting going up or down? Do we trust the
police? How well are the police and courts serving us?
They’re simple questions but activists, police and
journalists rarely agree on the answer. It doesn’t help that
the numbers can be baffling and are open to interpretation.
This report tries to answer those questions and put tools
into the hands of people to hold their local police and
council to account.
It uses evidence gathered through freedom of information
requests and new analysis of data about lesbian, gay,
bisexual and trans (LGBT) participants within existing
studies; much of which is available here for the first time.
We have tried to present the facts in a simple way, but if
you want to see more detailed data about the police and
courts, it will soon be available on the Galop website.
Galop is London’s LGBT community safety
charity, making life safe just and fair for LGBT
people. We give advice, support and advocacy
to people who have experienced homophobia,
transphobia, biphobia, sexual violence or
domestic abuse. We also help people who have
had problems with the police or have questions
about the criminal justice system. Find out more
about our work at www.galop.org.uk
Galop | The Hate Crime Report | 2013
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How much hate crime is
there?
Answer: There are over 1000 homophobic
crimes and about 50 transphobic crimes
recorded by police in London each year
A quarter of reported homophobic
crimes happen in London
A fifth of reported transphobic
crimes happen in London
98 anti-LGBT hate crimes get
recorded each week by UK police...