FOI Hate Crimes (0127.2022-23)
Request
Please may you provide me with the following details for the following financial year:
2021/22
Q1. The total number of race hate crime offences against children (under 18s)?
Q2. The type of race hate crime offences these were and what they fall under e.g. physical abuse, verbal abuse, online abuse etc.
Q3. A breakdown of the ages of the victims.
Q4. How many of these offences ended in prosecution
Response
Q1. The total number of race hate crime offences against children (under 18s)?
North Yorkshire Police recorded a total of 64 race hate crime offences against persons under 18 yrs of age in the specified period.
Q2. The type of race hate crime offences these were and what they fall under e.g. physical abuse, verbal abuse, online abuse etc.
Table 1. Crime Types
|
Crime Description |
2021/2022 |
|
Criminal Damage |
1 |
|
Misc Crimes Against Society |
1 |
|
Public Order Offences |
23 |
|
Assaults With Injury |
24 |
|
Controlling/Coercive Behaviour |
1 |
|
Harassment |
5 |
|
Malicious Communications |
9 |
Q3. A breakdown of the ages of the victims.
Table 2. Age of Victims
|
Age Group |
Number in group |
|
4 – 9 yrs old |
6 |
|
10 – 14 yrs old |
41 |
|
15 – 17 yrs old |
17 |
Q4. How many of these offences ended in prosecution.
3 of the cases herein have so far resulted in persons being charged to appear at court.