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<p>The Home Office collects information on the number of hate crimes recorded by the
police at the police force area level. The Metropolitan police force recorded 13,889
hate crimes in 2014/15.</p><p>Further information on hate crime can be found in Hate
Crimes, England and Wales, 2014/15, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2014-to-2015</p><p>Data
for 2015/16 are due to be published in October 2016.</p><p>This Government is committed
to tackling hate crime. The UK has one of the strongest legislative frameworks in
the world to tackle hate crime. We are working across Government with police, (including
National Community Tensions Team), the Crown Prosecution Service and community partners
to send out a clear message that hate crime will not be tolerated and we will vigorously
pursue and prosecute those who commit these crimes.</p>
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