British Transport Police (2017) There When You Need Us: Annual Report 2016/17

Country

United Kingdom

Title

British Transport Police (2017) There When You Need Us: Annual Report 2016/17

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Year

2017

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

Regional

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - regional level

Type of Institution

Public authority

Institution

British Transport Police

Main Thematic Focus

Hate crime

Target Population

General population

Key findings

The report also concludes that cyber hate is a growing phenomenon which would appear to vastly outnumber offline hate crime and that certain trigger events (such as global terrorist attacks) have been linked to sharp rises in anti-religious hate crime.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

This report details the number of hate crimes reported to the British Transport Police.

Sample details and representativeness

This report details the number of hate crimes reported to the British Transport Police.

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