FOI York Hate Crimes (0715-2022/23)

Request

Hate Crime Statistics for the City of York during the period from 31 October 2021 until 31 October 2022.
Q1. Total Number of Hate Crimes recorded in the City of York during the period
Q2. Breakdown of Hate Crimes recorded in the City of York during the period - i.e., by category -  race, sexual orientation, disability, misogyny/misandry etc.
Q3. Proportion of Hate Crimes recorded in the City of York during the period which have resulted in prosecution.
Q4. Any available information regarding the concentration of hate crime incidents in the City of York during the period - e.g.,
- Certain times at which hate crimes have happened most often (at night or during the day)
- Months in which the most hate crime incidents were recorded.
- Certain parts of the city in which the most hate crime incidents have been recorded.

Response

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Q1 & 2. Please see the below table which details the total number of hate crimes recorded within the City of York from 31 October 2021 to 31 October 2022, broken down by protected characteristic.

Protected Characteristic	Number
Race	227
Sexual Orientation	56
Disability	51
Misogyny	10
Transgender	8
Misandry	1
Faith	1
Total	354

Q3. We are unable to provide prosecution within the time allowed under the act data due to the way in which it is recorded on our systems however I have provided you with the outcome data. A large number of these reported hate crmes have no outcome recorded. Due to the number of crimes being reported very recently it could be that they are still under investigation and therefore no outcome has been reached.

Outcome	Number
01-Charged/Summonsed	8
03-Caution – adults	5
08-Community Resolution	8
10-Not in public interest (Police)	5
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified	24
15-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action	24
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action	40
17-Prosecution time limit expired	3
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified	37
20-Action by other agency	3
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police)	1
22-Diversionary or referral pathway; no public interest	1
Not Recorded	195
Total	354

Q4. Please see the below table which details the total number of hate crimes recorded within the City of York from 31 October 2021 to 31 October 2022, broken down by month, hour committed and the area within the City of York.

Month / Year	Number
November 2021	25
December 2021	21
January 2022	20
February 2022	27
March 2022	50
April 2022	30
May 2022	41
June 2022	30
July 2022	34
August 2022	34
September 2022	22
October 2022	20
Total	354

 

Committed Hour	Number
0	98
1	11
2	6
3	5
4	3
5	2
6	1
8	3
9	3
10	8
11	7
12	5
13	15
14	16
15	19
16	22
17	29
18	23
19	6
20	21
21	20
22	15
23	16
Total	354

 

NYP Sector	Number
Acomb	12
Clifton	34
Derwent	1
Dringhouses and Woodthorpe	3
Fishergate	18
Fulford	5
Guildhall Inner (NYP)	85
Haxby and Wigginton	7
Heslington & University (NYP)	2
Heworth	23
Holgate	11
Hull Road (NYP)	14
Huntington and New Earswick	13
Micklegate Inner (NYP)	21
Micklegate Outer (NYP)	21
Osbaldwick	1
Rural West York	12
Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without	13
Strensall	3
The Groves (NYP)	13
Westfield	41
Wheldrake	1
Total	354

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.