Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime marginally falls in the England and Wales over the last year

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Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime in England and Wales has fallen in the last year, according to new figures shared by the Home Office.

The data, which covers the period between March 2023 and March 2024, showed that hate crimes against people because of their sexual orientation fell by 8% compared to the previous year, while transgender hate crime fell by 2%.

Nevertheless, anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime in England and Wales is still higher than it was five years ago. According to the Home Office, between 2020 and 2021 there were 18,596 instances of hate crime because of sexual orientation reported to police. The most recent figures show that between 2023 and 2024, there were 22,839 instances. Still, this figure is 13% lower

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