Hate crime up in Thames Valley
From Thames Valley Police:
There has been an increase in hate crime reports to the Thames Valley Police in the days following the events in London on July 7.
From July 7 to August 1 there were 146 reports of racially aggravated crime, compared to 105 in the same period last year. The detection rate is 34.2 per cent compared to 16.2 per cent last year. Furthermore there has also been a significant increase in arrests for racially aggravated crime where the suspect is identified, which currently stands at 57 per cent compared to 28.2 per cent in the same period as last year (29 March to 1 August).
Sickening. Ironically, this is announced days after WOMAD, a festival in the heart of the Thames Valley bringing people of many cultural backgrounds together in harmony!
Matt Brady on August 3rd 2005 in Culture, Local Government
Email me: 
