Race Hate Crime Offences Against Children 2016 to 2021
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Publication Number
PUB 1285
FOI Reference Number
16219
Request Title
Race Hate Crime Offences Against Children
Date Range
2016 to 2021
Information Requested
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Essex Police.
Please may you provide me with:
The total number of race hate crime offences against children recorded in the last 5 years (numbers broken down by each year, e.g. 2020/21).
The type of race hate crime offence, e.g. physical abuse, verbal abuse, online abuse etc.
A breakdown of the ages of the victims.
How many of these offences ended in prosecution?
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
27 October 2021
Date of Disclosure
01 November 2021
Related Documents/Links
N/A
FOI 16219 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 27 October 2021.
The Home Office Classification of ‘NC/10’ was used to retrieve all relevant Hate Crime Offences and Records.
Essex Police do not record conviction data on the Athena Custody system (this is held by the Crown Prosecution Service). Instead, the Race Hate Crimes leading to a Charged Outcome have been provided. The Outcome Type Dimension was applied as a filter to select only the ‘Type 1’ and ‘Type 1A’ Options to select all the relevant Race Hate Crimes leading to a charge.
Date Period: 01 January 2016 to 26 October 2021.
A total of 955 Race Hate Crime Offences against children (under 18’s) have been recorded by Essex Police in the last 5 years from 01 January 2016 to 26 October 2021. The yearly breakdown of these offences by the type of Race Hate Crime Offence is shown in the table below:
Race Hate Crimes Against Children by Offence Type - 2016 to 2021 (present)
|
Type of Race Hate Crime |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Assault With Injury |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
|
Assault With Intent To Cause S Harm |
1 |
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|
Assault Without Injury |
8 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
11 |
|
Blackmail |
1 |
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|
Controlling Or Coercive Behaviour |
1 |
|||||
|
Harassment |
18 |
8 |
6 |
23 |
12 |
9 |
|
Malicious Communications |
10 |
20 |
22 |
42 |
30 |
|
|
Other Criminal Damage |
1 |
1 |
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|
Other Theft |
1 |
|||||
|
Possession Of Other Weapons |
2 |
|||||
|
Possess Of Article With Blade Or Point |
1 |
|||||
|
Public Fear Alarm Or Distress |
3 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
|
Race Or Religious Agg Public Fear |
44 |
47 |
59 |
71 |
57 |
56 |
|
Race Or Religiously Agg Assault No Inj |
22 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
22 |
20 |
|
Race Or Religiously Agg Assault With Inj |
19 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
7 |
|
Race Or Religiously Agg Crim Damage |
1 |
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|
Race Or Religiously Agg Harass |
5 |
8 |
15 |
26 |
18 |
|
|
Robbery Of Personal Property |
2 |
1 |
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|
Sexual Activity Child Under 13 |
1 |
|||||
|
Sexual Assault On A F 13 Or Over |
1 |
|||||
|
Sexual Assault On A F Child Under 13 |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
Sexual Grooming |
1 |
|||||
|
Theft Or Unauth Taking Of A Motor Veh |
1 |
|||||
|
Threat Intent To Commit Crim Dam |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
Threats To Kill |
1 |
1 |
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|
Total |
133 |
115 |
147 |
189 |
194 |
177 |
|
Overall Total |
955 |
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The yearly breakdown of these offences by the age of the victims is shown in the table below:
Race Hate Crimes Against Children by Victim Ages - 2016 to 2021 (present)
|
Age of Victim |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
13 |
17 |
13 |
18 |
14 |
11 |
|
11 |
24 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
32 |
22 |
|
12 |
22 |
17 |
31 |
21 |
32 |
24 |
|
13 |
22 |
9 |
21 |
37 |
33 |
34 |
|
14 |
18 |
13 |
15 |
27 |
23 |
26 |
|
15 |
13 |
13 |
20 |
18 |
25 |
25 |
|
16 |
10 |
16 |
20 |
16 |
18 |
15 |
|
17 |
11 |
15 |
8 |
22 |
17 |
20 |
|
Total |
133 |
115 |
147 |
189 |
194 |
177 |
|
Overall Total |
955 |
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Of all these Race Hate Crime Offences against children, from 01 January 2016 to 26 October 2021, 24 offences led to the offender being charged for the offence. The yearly breakdown of the Race Hate Crime Offences leading to a charge are given below:
Race Hate Crimes Against Children Ending in the Offender Being Charged for the Offence - 2016 to 2021 (present)
|
Created Year |
Number of Race Hate Crimes Ending in a Charge |
|---|---|
|
2016 |
2 |
|
2017 |
2 |
|
2018 |
4 |
|
2019 |
6 |
|
2020 |
10 |
|
Total |
24 |
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