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Sexual orientation hate crimes in England and Wales 2016-2017, by region

Number of hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation in England and Wales from April 2016 to March 2017, by region

This chart illustrates hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation sorted by region in England and Wales from April 2016 to March 2017. While the fewest hate crimes were recorded in the North East, the most by a distance occurred in London. The subsequent highest figures were found in the North West, which recorded little than half of the number of crimes in London.

London 2054
North West 1307
South East 1227
Yorkshire and the Humber 859
West Midlands 718
South West 670
East of England 652
East Midlands 470
Wales 461
North East 398