Police recorded hate crime
twenty-two per cent of racially or religiously aggravated public fear, alarm and distress offences
had been dealt with by charge/summons compared with 15 per cent of the non-aggravated
equivalent offences,
a quarter (25%) of racially or religiously aggravated assault offences had been dealt with by
charge/summons compared with 16 per cent of non-aggravated assaults,
twelve per cent of racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage offences resulted in
charge/summons, while eight per cent of non-aggravated criminal damage offences had been
dealt with in this way.
Figure 2.6: Percentage of racially or religiously aggravated offences and their non-aggravated
equivalents recorded in 2015/16 resulting in charge/summons, by offence type
30
25
25
22
Percentages
20
15
16
15
12
10
8
5
0
Public f ear, alarm distress
of f ences
Assault with/without injury
Racially or religiously aggravated of f ences
Criminal damage
Non-aggravated equivalent of f ences
Source: Police recorded crime, Home Office
Racially or religiously aggravated offences were less likely to be dealt with by a formal caution (6%)
than non-aggravated versions of these offences (14%; Appendix table 2.03).
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