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| Race and religious hate crimes rose 41% after EU vote | Race and religious hate crimes rose 41% after EU vote |
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| Racist or religious abuse incidents recorded by police in England and Wales jumped 41% in the month after the UK voted to quit the EU, figures show. | Racist or religious abuse incidents recorded by police in England and Wales jumped 41% in the month after the UK voted to quit the EU, figures show. |
| There were 3,886 such crimes logged in July 2015, rising to 5,468 in July this year, according to the Home Office. | There were 3,886 such crimes logged in July 2015, rising to 5,468 in July this year, according to the Home Office. |
| It said the sharp increase declined in August but has "remained at a higher level than prior to the EU referendum". | It said the sharp increase declined in August but has "remained at a higher level than prior to the EU referendum". |
| Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the government was "determined to stamp it out". | Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the government was "determined to stamp it out". |
| The number of hate crimes overall in the year 2015-16 was up 19% on the previous year. | The number of hate crimes overall in the year 2015-16 was up 19% on the previous year. |
| Latest figures show that 62,518 offences were recorded by police. | Latest figures show that 62,518 offences were recorded by police. |
| Of these, 79% were motivated by race hate, 12% by sexual orientation, 7% by religion, 6% by disability and 1% were transgender hate crimes. | Of these, 79% were motivated by race hate, 12% by sexual orientation, 7% by religion, 6% by disability and 1% were transgender hate crimes. |
| 'Scared to go out on the streets' | |
| Ewa Banaszak and her family have lived in Plymouth for nine years, "this is our home, where we live and work" she said. | |
| The Polish natives had their shed deliberately set alight in July in a racially-motivated attack. | |
| Since the EU referendum, she said racist comments towards her and relatives had "intensified" and the family had received a "hate-filled letter" containing threats. | |
| Despite being told to "go back to your own country", Ms Banaszak said they will not go back to Poland. | |
| 'This is our country' | |
| Standing at a bus stop, Brazilian-born Danilo Venticinque, 30, was talking to his Mexican wife in Spanish and a woman asked "you speak English, don't you?" | |
| "Can you understand what I'm saying? This is our country. We are leaving the EU. We will stop having so many people like you over here." | |
| He said people like the woman who approached him are "a minority". | |
| Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said the rise in hate crimes was "down to the nasty, divisive European referendum campaign that pulled apart communities, families and neighbours". | Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said the rise in hate crimes was "down to the nasty, divisive European referendum campaign that pulled apart communities, families and neighbours". |
| He claimed that the government has treated the post referendum landscape in "the same divisive way". | He claimed that the government has treated the post referendum landscape in "the same divisive way". |
| The National Police Chiefs' Council's (NPCC) lead on hate crime, Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said: "Numbers of hate crime incidents have fallen from the spike seen after the EU referendum but we still believe that many hate crimes are still not reported to us. | The National Police Chiefs' Council's (NPCC) lead on hate crime, Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said: "Numbers of hate crime incidents have fallen from the spike seen after the EU referendum but we still believe that many hate crimes are still not reported to us. |
| "We are determined to play our part in addressing hate crimes in our society, supported by government and third sector partners". | "We are determined to play our part in addressing hate crimes in our society, supported by government and third sector partners". |
| Following the EU referendum, then-Prime Minister David Cameron condemned "despicable" incidents of hate crime. | Following the EU referendum, then-Prime Minister David Cameron condemned "despicable" incidents of hate crime. |
| In July, the government published a hate crime action plan, which Ms Rudd said "sets out how we are further reducing hate crime, increasing reporting and improving support for victims". | In July, the government published a hate crime action plan, which Ms Rudd said "sets out how we are further reducing hate crime, increasing reporting and improving support for victims". |
| She added: "Our hate crime laws are among the best in the world, but we cannot be complacent." | She added: "Our hate crime laws are among the best in the world, but we cannot be complacent." |
| Assistant Chief Constable Hamilton said the NPCC was encouraged by the improved police reporting and support systems that had been put in place. | Assistant Chief Constable Hamilton said the NPCC was encouraged by the improved police reporting and support systems that had been put in place. |
| According to the Home Office, over the last year police forces have made efforts to improve their recording of crime statistics, especially for violence against person offences. | According to the Home Office, over the last year police forces have made efforts to improve their recording of crime statistics, especially for violence against person offences. |
| It said the improved records are "likely to be a factor" in the increase in hate crimes recorded by the police this year. | It said the improved records are "likely to be a factor" in the increase in hate crimes recorded by the police this year. |
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