FOI Gender Identity Hate Crimes (0436-2022/23)
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Please provide the following information in respect of every full year from January 1st 2018 onwards.
Q1. The total number of hate crimes recorded by the Constabulary, broken down by individual ‘hate’ characteristics (e.g. Race, disability etc.)
Q2. With respect to crimes that were so recorded due to the hate element being related to ‘gender identity’, ‘gender reassignment’ or ‘transphobia’(or whichever similar term the Force may use) please provide a detailed breakdown of the specific crimes involved e.g. rape, murder, assault, harassment etc.)
Q3. The total number of non-crime hate incidents recorded, similarly broken down as per question 1.
Q4. With respect to non-crime hate incidents that were so recorded due to the hate element being related to ‘gender identity’, ‘gender reassignment’ or ‘transphobia’(or whichever similar term the Force may use) please provide a detailed breakdown of the specific type of incident involved.
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Q1. The total number of hate crimes recorded by the Constabulary, broken down by individual ‘hate’ characteristics (e.g. Race, disability etc.)
Please note, North Yorkshire Police record such data under the 5 main hate crime strands, Race, Religion, Disability, Sexual Orientation and Transgender Identity, plus Misandry and Misogyny.
Table 1. North Yorkshire Police – Total Number of Hate Crimes
Recorded between 01/01/2018 - 24/08/2022
|
Primary Recorded Hate Strand |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Disability |
39 |
52 |
78 |
89 |
111 |
|
Misandry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Misogyny |
9 |
7 |
22 |
28 |
18 |
|
Homophobic |
77 |
120 |
127 |
184 |
108 |
|
Racial |
333 |
382 |
498 |
609 |
417 |
|
Religion or belief |
49 |
47 |
33 |
28 |
27 |
|
Transphobic |
8 |
11 |
13 |
37 |
21 |
Q2. With respect to crimes that were so recorded due to the hate element being related to ‘gender identity’, ‘gender reassignment’ or ‘transphobia’(or whichever similar term the Force may use) please provide a detailed breakdown of the specific crimes involved e.g. rape, murder, assault, harassment etc.)
Table 2. North Yorkshire Police. Transgender and Gender Hate Strands – Crimes by Type
Recorded between 01/01/2018 - 24/08/2022
|
Offence Description |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Criminal Damage |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Other Offences Against The State Or Public Order |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Public Fear, Alarm Or Distress |
3 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
|
Racially Or Religiously Aggravated Public Fear, Alarm Or Distress |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Exposure And Voyeurism |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Sexual Assault |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Assault Without Injury |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Harassment/Stalking |
1 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
|
Malicious Communications |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Q3. The total number of non-crime hate incidents recorded, similarly broken down as per question 1.
Please note, non-crime hate incidents may contain multiple prejudice strands owing to the way that North Yorkshire Police record such incidents. I have displayed data below according to the primary recorded prejudice strand.
Table 3. North Yorkshire Police. Non-Crime Hate Incidents by Primary Prejudice Strand
Recorded between 01/01/2018 - 24/08/2022
|
Primary Recorded Prejudice Strand |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Prejudice - Sexual orientation |
20 |
27 |
17 |
26 |
9 |
|
Prejudice - Disability |
20 |
28 |
18 |
32 |
14 |
|
Prejudice - Racial |
78 |
65 |
102 |
77 |
26 |
|
Prejudice - Gender |
2 |
6 |
8 |
17 |
9 |
|
Prejudice - Age |
1 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
|
Prejudice - Religion/faith |
21 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
|
Prejudice - Transgender |
4 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
|
Prejudice - Disability |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Q4. With respect to non-crime hate incidents that were so recorded due to the hate element being related to ‘gender identity’, ‘gender reassignment’ or ‘transphobia’(or whichever similar term the Force may use) please provide a detailed breakdown of the specific type of incident involved.
I have provided data relating to all non-crime hate inciedents where “transgender” appears, either as a primary or subsequent prejudice strand.
Table 4. North Yorkshire Police. Non-Crime Hate Incidents - Transgender Prejudice Strand
Recorded between 01/01/2018 - 24/08/2022
|
Incident Type |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Concern For Safety |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Complaint Against Police |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Anti-Social Behaviour |
1 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
|
Suspicious Circumstances |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Record Created for Admin Purpose |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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.