Record levels of hate crime were reported by three-quarters of police forces in England and Wales in the aftermath of last year’s EU referendum, new analysis has shown. A human rights organisation has said the country should prepare for the possibility of further spikes in offences once the Brexit process has begun.
Three police forces recorded more than 1,000 hate crimes in the three months after the EU referendum
Record levels of hate crime were reported by three-quarters of police forces in England and Wales in the aftermath of last year’s EU referendum, new analysis has shown. A human rights organisation has said the country should prepare for the possibility of further spikes in offences once the Brexit process has begun.