After Brexit Vote, U.K. Sees A Wave Of Hate Crimes And Racist Abuse

There were 289 incidents on 25 June alone - the day after the result was announced

Campaigners from Stand Up to Racism protest through Glasgow City Centre March 19 PA


Jul 7, 2016

Police have said the number of hate crimes recorded for the last two weeks in June has spiked by 42 per cent on this time last year. 

A total of 3,076 incidents were recorded across the country between 16 and 30 June – a dramatic increase on the 915 reports recorded over the same period in 2015. 

The biggest number of recorded incidents came on 25 June – the day after the result of the EU referendum – when there were 289 hate crime related incidents. 

Following the UK narrowly voting for Brexit, there have beennumerous reports of ethnic minorities and immigrant familiesbeing targeted for racial abuse.

"This is unacceptable and it undermines the diversity and tolerance we should instead be celebrating".

Similar figures released by Scotland Yard show there were 599 incidents of race hate crime reported between 24 June and 2 July –

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for Londoners to "stand together" against racism as he announced a new project with the police to encourage people to come forward when they witness hate crime on public transport. 

It comes as a Polish family from Plymouth told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme they fear for their safety after they were threatened and had their shed set alight on Wednesday evening.

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