FOI-23-958 - Islamophobic Incidents (2020-2022)
FOI Reference: FOI/23/958
Date of Decision: 11 September 2023
Subject Area: Statistics
Decision: Disclosed
Request
1. Please can you provide a breakdown of the number (how many) and locations of all Islamophobic incidents that took place in any mosque, street, private dwelling, or other venue in the police force area over the last three years?
Response
|
LOCATION |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Brewery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Church/religious building |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fast food |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
House |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Mental health unit |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Online |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Other (commercial) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other (public building) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other open space |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
School |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Street/road |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
7 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
Please note, figures provided are for the period July 2020 – July 2023.
Please also be aware that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
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