Hate Crime, England and Wales, 2015/16
Police forces are then asked to investigate these trends and either provide an explanation, or resubmit
figures where the reconciliation identifies data quality issues.
The data are then tabulated by monitored strand and year and sent back to forces for them to verify.
At this stage they are asked to confirm in writing that the data they submitted are correct and if they
are not, then they have the opportunity to revise their figures.
Racist incidents were provided to the Home Office on an annual basis until March 2016 when the
collection was discontinued.
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