FOI 340-2025 / Mar 2025 / Hate crime
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 340-2025
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 19th March 2025 as follows:
Q1. The number of race hate crimes recorded by the force in 2022, 2023, 2024 and the first two months of 2025.
Can the information be categorised by month and the ethnic group of the victims please.
Q2. The number of religious hate crimes recorded by the force in 2022, 2023, 2024 and the first two months of 2025.
Can the information be categorised by month and the religion of the victims please.
Q3. From the figures provided in 1. and 2. how many were recorded as racially or religiously aggravated assault (including injury and without injury).
Can the information be categorised by month please.
Q4. The three most common racially or religiously aggravated offences recorded by the force in 2022, 2023, 2024 and the first two months of 2025.
Please find the Warwickshire Police response to your request set out below.
Please note that the numerical data presented in this response is an unaudited snapshot of unpublished data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data
Q1. The number of race hate crimes recorded by the force in 2022, 2023, 2024 and the first two months of 2025.
Can the information be categorised by month and the ethnic group of the victims please.
Q1 response: When reviewing the below data please note that it was obtained by searching against all crimes recorded between 1st January 2022 and 28th February 2025, to identify any with either an included classification of ‘Hate Incident – Racial’ or a ‘Hate Motivated – Racial’ flag.
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Hate Motivated Crimes - Racial |
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|
Month |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
January |
55 |
49 |
37 |
46 |
187 |
|
February |
44 |
36 |
48 |
46 |
174 |
|
March |
58 |
66 |
50 |
|
174 |
|
April |
58 |
60 |
37 |
|
155 |
|
May |
68 |
50 |
53 |
|
171 |
|
June |
67 |
54 |
67 |
|
188 |
|
July |
76 |
69 |
67 |
|
212 |
|
August |
59 |
58 |
64 |
|
181 |
|
September |
55 |
56 |
54 |
|
165 |
|
October |
42 |
60 |
50 |
|
152 |
|
November |
58 |
55 |
38 |
|
151 |
|
December |
48 |
43 |
46 |
|
137 |
|
Grand Total |
688 |
656 |
611 |
92 |
2047 |
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Ethnicity Breakdown* |
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|
Ethnicity / Month |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Asian or Asian British |
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|
January |
10 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
36 |
|
February |
10 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
33 |
|
March |
4 |
20 |
6 |
|
30 |
|
April |
16 |
15 |
6 |
|
37 |
|
May |
14 |
14 |
12 |
|
40 |
|
June |
12 |
10 |
12 |
|
34 |
|
July |
19 |
9 |
12 |
|
40 |
|
August |
8 |
11 |
10 |
|
29 |
|
September |
8 |
17 |
11 |
|
36 |
|
October |
13 |
13 |
10 |
|
36 |
|
November |
21 |
17 |
10 |
|
48 |
|
December |
8 |
12 |
12 |
|
32 |
|
Total |
143 |
156 |
115 |
17 |
431 |
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Black, Black British, Caribbean or African |
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|
January |
7 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
24 |
|
February |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
|
March |
9 |
4 |
8 |
|
21 |
|
April |
5 |
4 |
2 |
|
11 |
|
May |
11 |
7 |
2 |
|
20 |
|
June |
7 |
4 |
8 |
|
19 |
|
July |
7 |
7 |
4 |
|
18 |
|
August |
6 |
5 |
6 |
|
17 |
|
September |
6 |
12 |
4 |
|
22 |
|
October |
6 |
9 |
5 |
|
20 |
|
November |
4 |
9 |
4 |
|
17 |
|
December |
6 |
5 |
5 |
|
16 |
|
Total |
75 |
75 |
59 |
10 |
219 |
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Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Groups |
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|
January |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
|
February |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
|
March |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
8 |
|
April |
4 |
5 |
3 |
|
12 |
|
May |
5 |
1 |
3 |
|
9 |
|
June |
3 |
5 |
5 |
|
13 |
|
July |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
9 |
|
August |
4 |
5 |
2 |
|
11 |
|
September |
2 |
6 |
2 |
|
10 |
|
October |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
8 |
|
November |
6 |
|
2 |
|
8 |
|
December |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
11 |
|
Total |
38 |
39 |
35 |
8 |
120 |
|
White |
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|
January |
18 |
8 |
12 |
7 |
45 |
|
February |
16 |
13 |
8 |
8 |
45 |
|
March |
18 |
13 |
17 |
|
48 |
|
April |
18 |
15 |
13 |
|
46 |
|
May |
18 |
15 |
15 |
|
48 |
|
June |
24 |
13 |
19 |
|
56 |
|
July |
27 |
22 |
18 |
|
67 |
|
August |
20 |
21 |
19 |
|
60 |
|
September |
19 |
8 |
11 |
|
38 |
|
October |
13 |
20 |
16 |
|
49 |
|
November |
16 |
14 |
9 |
|
39 |
|
December |
14 |
11 |
11 |
|
36 |
|
Total |
221 |
173 |
168 |
15 |
577 |
|
Other Ethnic Group |
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|
January |
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
February |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
|
March |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
April |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
May |
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
June |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
July |
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
August |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
5 |
|
September |
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
October |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
November |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
December |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Total |
14 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
37 |
|
Not Stated/Unknown |
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|
January |
15 |
8 |
12 |
17 |
52 |
|
February |
9 |
12 |
16 |
14 |
51 |
|
March |
21 |
16 |
13 |
|
50 |
|
April |
9 |
16 |
10 |
|
35 |
|
May |
14 |
12 |
16 |
|
42 |
|
June |
14 |
14 |
17 |
|
45 |
|
July |
9 |
22 |
24 |
|
55 |
|
August |
16 |
10 |
16 |
|
42 |
|
September |
15 |
8 |
22 |
|
45 |
|
October |
6 |
8 |
12 |
|
26 |
|
November |
9 |
8 |
8 |
|
25 |
|
December |
12 |
6 |
12 |
|
30 |
|
Total |
149 |
140 |
178 |
31 |
498 |
|
Grant Total |
640 |
594 |
564 |
84 |
1882 |
*When reviewing the ethnicity breakdown, please note that not all crimes have a victim role recorded, therefore, the total number of crimes will not tally with the total number of victim ethnicities as such detail can only be obtained from records where a victim role has been recorded.
Q2. The number of religious hate crimes recorded by the force in 2022, 2023, 2024 and the first two months of 2025.
Can the information be categorised by month and the religion of the victims please.
Q2 response: When reviewing the below data please note that it was obtained by searching against all crimes recorded between 1st January 2022 and 28th February 2025, to identify any with either an included classification of ‘Hate Incident – Religious or a ‘Hate Motivated – Religion’ flag.
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Hate Motivated Crimes - Religious |
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|
Month |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
January |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
|
February |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
|
March |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
April |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
May |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
11 |
|
June |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
8 |
|
July |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
9 |
|
August |
3 |
4 |
3 |
|
10 |
|
September |
4 |
5 |
1 |
|
10 |
|
October |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
8 |
|
November |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
7 |
|
December |
7 |
2 |
4 |
|
13 |
|
Grand Total |
37 |
35 |
30 |
7 |
109 |
Please note that we do not record victim religion as such, however, there are specific religious hate incidents/hate flags for each religion type. Therefore, these have been utilised to provide the breakdown by religion. As you have requested this for victims, only crimes where a victim role has been recorded have been used. As not all crimes have a victim recorded, the total number of crimes will not tally with the total number of religions.
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Religion Breakdown |
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|
Religion/Month |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Christian |
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|
January |
|
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
February |
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
April |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
May |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
July |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
December |
2 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
Total |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
|
Hindu |
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|
February |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
September |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
October |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Total |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Jewish |
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|
January |
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
February |
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
March |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
May |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
July |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
August |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
September |
2 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
October |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
November |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
December |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Total |
10 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
20 |
|
Muslim |
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|
January |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
5 |
|
February |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
April |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
May |
2 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
June |
2 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
July |
|
2 |
2 |
|
4 |
|
August |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
5 |
|
September |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
November |
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
December |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
6 |
|
Total |
10 |
10 |
16 |
1 |
37 |
|
Other |
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|
February |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
May |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
October |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Total |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Sikh |
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|
January |
1 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
|
February |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
March |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
May |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
June |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
July |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
August |
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
September |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
October |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
November |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
December |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Total |
7 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
|
Unknown |
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|
January |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
February |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
March |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
May |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
June |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
September |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Total |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
|
Grand Total |
35 |
28 |
28 |
7 |
98 |
Q3. From the figures provided in 1. and 2. how many were recorded as racially or religiously aggravated assault (including injury and without injury).
Can the information be categorised by month please.
Q3 response: Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, requires Warwickshire Police, when refusing to provide information (because the information is exempt), to provide you the applicant with a notice which:
(a) States that fact,
(b) Specifies the exemption in question and
(c) States (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why that exemption applies.
I can advise that the requested information is held; however, the information is not suitable for disclosure in the requested format.
The exemption applicable in this case is:
Section 40(2) Personal Information
Section 40 is an absolute class-based exemption, which does not require evidence of the harm disclosure would cause and does not require consideration of a public interest test. Where Section 40(2) is engaged, in order to make the exemption absolute there needs to be evidence that a Data Protection Principle would be breached by disclosure.
This exemption is engaged where disclosure of information relates to personal data of a third party or could lead to the identification of an individual, either from that information alone or combined with any other information from within the Police Service or public domain. In this case, due to low numbers in some months, providing the exact number of racially and religiously aggravated assault crimes could lead to the identification of an individual. Such disclosure would breach individuals’ rights under the Data Protection Act 2018, Article 5(1) of the GDPR which states that personal data shall be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject.
This letter serves as a refusal notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act for the requested breakdown. Instead, where the total for any one month is less than 5, this has been represented by <5. Please see the information I am able to provide set out below.
When reviewing the below data please note that it was obtained by filtering the results from Q1 and Q2 to locate those with a primary or included crime classification of Racially or Religiously Aggravated Assault (with or without injury).
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Primary or Included Crime Classification of Racially or Religiously Aggravated Assault with Race or Religious Hate Motivated flag |
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|
Month |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
January |
7 |
7 |
<5 |
15 |
|
February |
5 |
<5 |
6 |
7 |
|
March |
10 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
April |
10 |
9 |
5 |
|
|
May |
14 |
13 |
<5 |
|
|
June |
5 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
July |
14 |
6 |
12 |
|
|
August |
<5 |
12 |
<5 |
|
|
September |
<5 |
5 |
9 |
|
|
October |
<5 |
<5 |
10 |
|
|
November |
<5 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
December |
<5 |
7 |
10 |
|
Q4. The three most common racially or religiously aggravated offences recorded by the force in 2022, 2023, 2024 and the first two months of 2025.
Q4 response: Please note that the results were the same for all years.
|
Most common racially or religiously aggravated offences - 2022-2025 |
|
008/55 - Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
|
125/82 - Racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress |
|
008/57 - Racially or religiously aggravated common assault or beating |
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible. However, it is important to note that the data is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, and care should therefore be taken to ensure data collection processes, and their inevitable limitations are considered when interpreting the data
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
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Warwickshire
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