Police figures show 2024 has been the worst year ever for racist violence in Northern Ireland
An anti-racism rally is set to take place in Belfast city centre this weekend as race hate attacks are at an all time high.
A record 1,411 racist incidents and 891 racist crimes were recorded by the PSNI in the year ending June 2024, according to official police data released by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency . The annual figures showed that racist crimes represented almost 1% of all recorded crime during the period.
Ahead of the march, Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland Director said: "Racist violence may have dropped from the headlines, but not a week goes by in this city without another family having their home attacked by racist thugs. “The disgraceful events of August, when a racist mob was able to run amok in Belfast, attacking homes and businesses at will, must never be repeated. But neither must we accept the insidious, ongoing attacks which continue to happen under the cover of darkness week in, week out.”
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