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

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

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

London 2116
North West 1000
South East 550
East of England 373
South West 371
Yorkshire and the Humber 369
West Midlands 315
East Midlands 300
North East 222
Wales 123