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<p>Hate crime is a scourge on communities across the country. It does not reflect
the values of modern Britain.</p><p>All forms of hate crime, including disability
hate crime, are completely unacceptable. We expect the police to fully investigate
these hateful attacks and make sure the cowards who commit them feel the full force
of the law.</p><p>Our absolute priority is to get more police onto our streets, cut
crime, protect the public and bring more criminals to justice. We are supporting the
police by providing them with the resources they need, including recruiting 20,000
extra police officers.</p><p> </p><p>To tackle online hate crime, including disability
hate crime, we fund a National Online Hate Crime Hub, which is a central police capability
designed to support forces in dealing with online hate crime. The hub includes a public
reporting portal and provides expert advice to forces to support them in investigating
these offences.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the proportion
of disability hate crime offences which resulted in a charge or summons for selected
offence groups in an annual statistical bulletin on hate crime. Data for 2021/22 can
be found in Figure 2.8 of the publication, available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fhate-crime-england-and-wales-2021-to-2022%2Fhate-crime-england-and-wales-2021-to-2022&data=05%7C01%7CAdam.Qureshi%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8a4e7124c83c4c893b5708db15802e81%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638127412493707451%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kdF8f9fut7ddVTNoGzghVPLL9IjyU2Qk1IYYJ%2Fz%2Fzig%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Hate crime, England and Wales, 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Data
for previous years can be found in the respective annual publications.</p>
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