July 27, 2016

More than 6,000 hate crimes have been reported to police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the wake of the EU referendum, figures show.

There was a slight fall in reports in the first half of July compared with an initial spike in the days before and after the 23 June vote, the National Police Chief’s Council said.

But the overall level was up 20% on the same period in July 2015.

Police chiefs said the figures were “still far too high”.

 

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