Home Office Report on Hate Crime in England and Wales (updated)

I’m reporting this because it is also a significant online issue, which both Digital British Islam and Digitial Islam Across Europe are investigating. The original Home Office Report is here:

Home Office, Office of Statistics, Hate crime, England and Wales, year ending March 2024, October 2024.

Data Sets

I have not had an opportunity to crunch the numbers on this, but there are some analyses, including:

Mustafa Al-Dabbagh, Byline Times, ‘Why Yvette Cooper’s Claim That Middle East Conflict is Behind UK Hate Crime Spike ‘Completely Misses the Point – The Problem Runs Far Deeper’, 14 Oct 2024

“The numbers don’t lie. According to the latest Home Office data, nearly 40% of religiously motivated hate crimes in the UK target Muslims. This staggering statistic should shock us all, yet it often doesn’t.“

The statistics themselves relate to England and Wales, but nevertheless, the points are valid.

You can read some online responses to this article from my original X post via the link below:

Also see:

Update 22 Oct 2024:

Sadek Hamid, Digital British Islam, The Rise of Islamophobic Hate Crimes in the UK: Findings from the Home Office Report, 22 Oct 2024