Week 5 (B) : Policing Hate Crime: Police & CSEW Data

Question 1

Hate crimes and incidents can take many forms including:

Answer 1

physical attacks
threat of attack
verbal abuse
Cyberhate

Question 2

5 monitored hate crime strands

Answer 2

¡ Race or ethnicity
¡ Religion or belief
¡ Sexual orientation
¡ Disability
¡ Transgender identity

Question 3

How many hate crimes were flagged as online offences between 2017-18

Answer 3

1,605 hate crimes (2% of all hate crimes)
a 40% increase on the previous year

Question 4

What is the average annual number of hate crime incidents according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW)?

Answer 4

190,000 incidents per year.

Question 5

How does the rate of hate crime incidents compare to the overall crime rate in the CSEW?

Answer 5

Hate crime incidents account for around 3% of all incidents, whereas overall crime in the CSEW is approximately 6 million incidents.

Question 6

What percentage of victims of household hate crime had been victimized more than once in the previous year?

Answer 6

27% of victims of household hate crime.

Question 7

How does the repeat victimization rate for household hate crime compare to personal hate crime in the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW)?

Answer 7

The repeat victimization rate is higher for household hate crime (27%) compared to personal hate crime (16%).

Question 8

Who is more likely to perpetrate household hate crimes, according to the information provided?

Answer 8

Household hate crimes are more likely to be perpetrated by someone you know.

Question 9

In the CSEW, what proportion of hate crime incidents came to the attention of the police?

Answer 9

Overall, 47% of hate crime incidents came to the attention of the police,