Hate Crime (1258A/23)
Request
1) What were the overall number of hate crimes for Walsall since June 2021? If you could provide an annual figure and monthly breakdowns that would be helpful.
2a) What were the figures for race related hate crimes since 2020 for the West Midlands?
2b) Could you also provide the figures for the different WM police localities for this? Also how does the West Midlands rank nationally for racially motivated hate crimes?
3) What were the figures for disability related hate crimes since 2021 for the West Midlands? Could you also provide the figures for the different WM police localities for this?
4) What were the figures for sexual orientation related hate crimes since 2021 for the West Midlands? Could you also provide the figures for the different WM police localities for this?
5) What were the figures for religious hate crimes since 2021 for the West Midlands? Could you also provide the figures for the different WM police localities for this?
6) What were the figures for transgender related hate crimes since 2018 for the West Midlands? Could you also provide the figures for the different WM police localities for this?
Response
Please find attached (1258A_23_attachment.pdf).
Please note that these data should be interpreted with caution. Comparing numbers of crimes can be misleading and does not necessarily indicate the likelihood of someone being a victim of crime. In addition, the number of crimes recorded in an area over a period of time can be influenced by a number of factors. Consequently statistics on crimes for one period may not necessarily be a good indicator of future incidents in that area.
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting those data.
The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be taken into account when those data are used.
If you decide to write an article / use the enclosed data we would ask you to take into consideration the factors highlighted in this document so as to not mislead members of the public or official bodies, or misrepresent the relevance of the whole or any part of this disclosed material.