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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 395705
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 19th March 2025 . Please find below the response to your request:
Reply
West Mercia Police holds the information requested. Please see below:-
|
Number of racially motivated crimes recorded shown by ethnicity of victim |
Calender Month |
Grand Total |
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|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
||
|
Calender Year 2022 |
101 |
84 |
107 |
110 |
129 |
123 |
127 |
91 |
122 |
105 |
103 |
96 |
1298 |
|
Arabic Or North African |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
15 |
|
Asian |
30 |
22 |
24 |
35 |
19 |
22 |
15 |
8 |
26 |
23 |
12 |
18 |
254 |
|
Black |
18 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
24 |
16 |
20 |
18 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
19 |
212 |
|
Chinese, Japanese, Or Any Other South East Asian |
2 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
16 |
|
Unknown |
10 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
19 |
13 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
19 |
14 |
161 |
|
White - North European |
24 |
23 |
35 |
34 |
37 |
48 |
53 |
38 |
53 |
41 |
30 |
29 |
445 |
|
White - South European |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
44 |
|
Not recorded |
13 |
6 |
18 |
12 |
22 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
19 |
10 |
151 |
|
Calender Year 2023 |
95 |
107 |
88 |
81 |
96 |
111 |
79 |
88 |
75 |
76 |
92 |
85 |
1073 |
|
Arabic Or North African |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
|
Asian |
21 |
22 |
20 |
16 |
26 |
29 |
16 |
22 |
20 |
13 |
19 |
18 |
242 |
|
Black |
13 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
19 |
20 |
15 |
16 |
9 |
20 |
19 |
193 |
|
Chinese, Japanese, Or Any Other South East Asian |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
18 |
|
Unknown |
12 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
125 |
|
White - North European |
31 |
36 |
29 |
27 |
29 |
39 |
23 |
27 |
23 |
29 |
26 |
24 |
343 |
|
White - South European |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
26 |
|
Not recorded |
6 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
103 |
|
Calender Year 2024 |
69 |
55 |
97 |
93 |
93 |
100 |
97 |
118 |
98 |
105 |
73 |
87 |
1085 |
|
Arabic Or North African |
|
|
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
22 |
|
Asian |
18 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
31 |
20 |
19 |
16 |
24 |
233 |
|
Black |
13 |
6 |
20 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
21 |
27 |
22 |
14 |
16 |
211 |
|
Chinese, Japanese, Or Any Other South East Asian |
|
1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
18 |
|
Unknown |
13 |
7 |
9 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
19 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
15 |
153 |
|
White - North European |
15 |
16 |
35 |
37 |
27 |
35 |
31 |
34 |
23 |
34 |
21 |
24 |
332 |
|
White - South European |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
12 |
|
Not recorded |
9 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
104 |
|
01/01/2025 - 28/02/2025 |
97 |
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
187 |
|
Arabic Or North African |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Asian |
17 |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
|
Black |
17 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
|
Chinese, Japanese, Or Any Other South East Asian |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
Unknown |
21 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
|
White - North European |
24 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
|
White - South European |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
Not recorded |
13 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
Grand Total |
362 |
336 |
292 |
284 |
318 |
334 |
303 |
297 |
295 |
286 |
268 |
268 |
3643 |
|
Number of racially motivated crimes recorded within the Primary Offence Sub Groups of "Assault with Injury" and "Assault without injury" |
Calender Month |
Grand Total |
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|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
||
|
Calender Year 2022 |
20 |
17 |
18 |
23 |
20 |
19 |
32 |
10 |
34 |
25 |
24 |
16 |
258 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
7 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
|
89 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
13 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
23 |
8 |
21 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
169 |
|
Calender Year 2023 |
19 |
29 |
14 |
17 |
22 |
25 |
23 |
15 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
16 |
239 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
5 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
86 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
14 |
19 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
18 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
15 |
153 |
|
Calender Year 2024 |
20 |
17 |
14 |
19 |
18 |
22 |
19 |
18 |
24 |
16 |
16 |
19 |
222 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
68 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
14 |
11 |
8 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
154 |
|
01/01/2025 - 28/02/2025 |
18 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
14 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
|
Grand Total |
77 |
78 |
46 |
59 |
60 |
66 |
74 |
43 |
77 |
61 |
60 |
51 |
752 |
|
Top 3 most reported Primary Full Offence titles linked to racially motivated crimes in 2022 |
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|
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
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|
Send indecent or grossly offensive communication to cause distress or anxiety Sec 1A Malicious Communications Act 1988 |
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|
Racially or religiously aggravated common assault or beating |
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|
Top 3 most reported Primary Full Offence titles linked to racially motivated crimes in 2023 |
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|
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated common assault or beating |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated Harassment or stalking without violence |
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|
Top 3 most reported Primary Full Offence titles linked to racially motivated crimes in 2024 |
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|
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated Harassment or stalking without violence |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated common assault or beating |
|||||||||||||
|
Top 3 most reported Primary Full Offence titles linked to racially motivated crimes between 01/01/2025 & 28/02/2025 |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated Harassment or stalking without violence |
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|
Racially or religiously aggravated common assault or beating |
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|
Number of religiously motivated crimes recorded shown by religion targeted |
Calender Month |
Grand Total |
|||||||||||
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
||
|
Calender Year 2022 |
11 |
|
3 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
|
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
47 |
|
Christian |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
Hindu |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Jewish |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
Muslim |
5 |
|
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
23 |
|
No Religion, Other |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Other |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
10 |
|
Sikh |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Calender Year 2023 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
42 |
|
Christian |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
Hindu |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Jewish |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
|
Muslim |
|
3 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
16 |
|
Other |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
5 |
|
Sikh |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Calender Year 2024 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
|
7 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
44 |
|
Christian |
|
|
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
6 |
|
Hindu |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Jewish |
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
9 |
|
Muslim |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
18 |
|
No religion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Other |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
|
Sikh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
01/01/2025 - 28/02/2025 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
Jewish |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Jewish, Unknown |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Muslim |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
Sikh |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Unknown |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
21 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
3 |
11 |
16 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
144 |
|
Number of religiously motivated crimes recorded within the Primary Offence Sub Groups of "Assault with Injury" and "Assault without injury" |
Calender Month |
Grand Total |
|||||||||||
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
||
|
Calender Year 2022 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Calender Year 2023 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
8 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
4 |
|
Calender Year 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
01/01/2025 - 28/02/2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1 |
3 |
19 |
|
Top 3 most reported Primary Full Offence titles linked to religiously motivated crimes in 2022 |
|||||||||||||
|
Send indecent or grossly offensive communication to cause distress or anxiety Sec 1A Malicious Communications Act 1988 |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress |
|||||||||||||
|
Top 4 most reported Primary Full Offence titles linked to religiously motivated crimes in 2023 |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated Harassment or stalking without violence |
|||||||||||||
|
Send indecent or grossly offensive communication to cause distress or anxiety Sec 1A Malicious Communications Act 1988 |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated assault or assault occasioning actual bodily harm |
|||||||||||||
|
Top 3 most reported Primary Full Offence titles linked to religiously motivated crimes in 2024 |
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|
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
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|
Harassment |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated Harassment or stalking without violence |
|||||||||||||
|
Top 3 most reported Primary Full Offence titles linked to religiously motivated between 01/01/2025 & 28/02/2025 |
|||||||||||||
|
Send indecent or grossly offensive communication to cause distress or anxiety Sec 1A Malicious Communications Act 1988 |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated Harassment or stalking without violence |
|||||||||||||
|
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
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CAVEAT:-
Each victim has been counted once for each investigation they are linked to.
For the Racial crimes we have provided the table showing the victims ethnicity, where recorded.
For the Religiously motivated crimes we have provided the table showing the targeted religion which is determined by a combination of the included classification and linked keywords. We have used these as the Home Office uses these markers to determine the targeted religion as opposed to the victims recorded religion.