A recent increase in hate crimes, particularly those targeting Jewish and Muslim communities, has been reported across the West. Data from police forces reveals a concerning trend, with Avon and Somerset experiencing nearly a doubling of anti-Muslim hate crimes in just two years.
Figures have been released showing a rise in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crimes across the West. Avon and Somerset's police force area saw the greatest rise of anti-Muslim crimes which almost doubled within two years. Freedom of Information requests by the Press Association (PA) also found Gloucestershire had more hate crimes in the last two years.
far-right protestors and a counter protest group clashedPA obtained full responses from 33 of the 40 forces operating across England, with the data representing a snapshot of what has been recorded.Nationally, most forces saw a clear year-on-year increase in the total number of the crimes. Avon and Somerset's data included the number of crimes with a hate flag deemed anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim. From October 2021 to September 2022 there were 58 Islamophobic hate crimes in Avon and Somerset, compared to 112 between October 2023 and September 2024.Gloucestershire saw a smaller increase of both hate crimes, with 21 to 26 of those being anti-Semitic between the same periods.PA said it did not receive data from Wiltshire Police
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