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Title: Fears as city hate crime rockets
Post by: LostInTime on January 01, 2007, 06:42:27 PM
Post by: LostInTime on January 01, 2007, 06:42:27 PM
Link (http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.1097378.0.fears_as_city_hate_crime_rockets.php)
The number of reported hate crimes in Brighton and Hove has rocketed in the last six months.
Homophobic attacks reported to the police have risen by 42 per cent, with 167 incidents between April and November. Racist attacks were also up by seven per cent to 408 over the same period.
The number of reported hate crimes in Brighton and Hove has rocketed in the last six months.
Homophobic attacks reported to the police have risen by 42 per cent, with 167 incidents between April and November. Racist attacks were also up by seven per cent to 408 over the same period.