UK police have been recording trivial incidents as non-hate crime incidents, including insults and jokes between children. The practice has been criticized for wasting valuable time and undermining confidence in policing.
A number of claims of racism between English and Welsh people have been recorded as non-hate crime incidents by UK police. Police forces have faced criticism for investigating trivial complaints , including jokes and insults between children. One woman contacted police after being called a 'Welsh witch', and a man filed a complaint after being told he was a 'sheep sh*****'.
Details show that 13,000 non-crime hate incidents were recorded in the year to June, with incidents including slurs against children
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