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Hate crimes recorded by the police in Scotland, 2023-24
The number of hate crimes recorded by the police in Scotland during 2023-24 (along with previously published time series analysis since 2014-15).
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Number of hate crimes (Table 1)
The police recorded 6,227 hate crimes in 2023-24. This is less than 1% (or 30) lower than in 2022-23 and the lowest number since 2014-15. No clear trend can be seen in the total number of hate crimes recorded by the police in Scotland over 2014-15 to 2023-24, with four of the years following 2014-15 showing an increase and the other five showing a decrease (Table 1).
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