LGBT hate crimes double in the UK, but prosecutions plummet
LGBT+ campaigners have called for a public inquiry into the matter as all hate crimes are on the rise, according to UK home office statistics
12 September 2019 - 18:36
London — On Thursday, LGBT+ campaigners called for a public inquiry into why prosecutions for hate crime have plunged in Britain, despite a doubling of homophobic incidents in the past five years.
The number of hate crimes in Britain against the LGBT community grew by more than 130% between 2014/2015 and 2018/2019, according to a freedom of information request to British police forces by the BBC...
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