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Is hate crime really on the rise?

16 October 2019

4:28 AM

16 October 2019

4:28 AM

The Guardian ran a story on its website today headlined: ‘Hate crimes doubled in England and Wales in five years.’ Alarming if true, but is it?

The story is based on some data released by the Home Office today which, on the face of it, does appear to show the number of hate crimes increasing.

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