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| Hate crimes surge by 42% in England and Wales since Brexit result | Hate crimes surge by 42% in England and Wales since Brexit result |
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| 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 been numerous reports of ethnic minorities and immigrant families being targeted for racial abuse. | |
| A Polish community centre in north London was daubed in racist graffiti in the weekend following the vote and a Facebook album called "Worrying Signs" has recorded the tweets of people witnessing – and being subjected to – harassment and even violence. | |
| The National Police Chiefs' Council, which released the data, found the majority of offences seen during the two week period were "primarily harassment, common assault and other violence". | |
| It said it would continue to monitor the situation closely over the coming weeks. | |
| The council's lead for Hate Crime, Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said: "We now have a clear indication of the increases in the reporting of hate crime nationally and can see that there has been a sharp rise in recent weeks. | |
| "This is unacceptable and it undermines the diversity and tolerance we should instead be celebrating". | |
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