Race crime incidents at all time high in NI according to PSNI figures

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Almost half of all recorded race hate incidents in Northern Ireland were reported in Belfast

New figures from the PSNI show that more than eight hate-motivated incidents or crimes were reported to police every day in the 12 months from March 2023 to 2024.

This is the highest figure for race hate incidents since police records began in 2004/05, with almost half of recorded incidents in Belfast.In addition to this, the last year saw 1,091 sectarian incidents and 730 sectarian crimes reported to the police, as well as 452 incidents and 282 crimes with homophobic or transphobic motivation. The number of reported racially-motivated hate incidents in Northern Ireland has exceeded the number of sectarian incidents since 2016/17.

He said: "The rate of incidents motivated by racism now outstrip those motivated by sectarianism, despite the relatively small numbers of people in Northern Ireland from ethnic minority backgrounds. That means that a member of an ethnic minority community is vastly more likely to be a victim of hate crime.

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