Hate Crimes 294/23

FOI Reference: 294/2023

 

Request:

 

Under subsection 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) 2000 please provide the following information in respect of the last twelve months from the date of this message (14.03.2022 – 14.03.2023):

 

1) The total number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by the Constabulary, broken down by individual “hate” characteristics (e.g. Race, Disability, Gender Reassignment etc.) If it is not possible to provide the information broken down by individual characteristics, please just provide the total number of incidents recorded

 

Response:

 

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:

 

Please note: More than one hate marker/flag can be attributed to a single non-crime hate incident.

 

14/03/22 - 14/03/23
Type of hate marker/flag for non-crime hate incidents	Total
Disability	9
Homophobic	17
Racial Offence	51
Racial Offence, Homophobic	1
Racial Offence, Religious/Faith Offence	4
Transphobic	6
Grand Total	88

 

                                                                                                           

 

It should be noted that owing to the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such matters the information provided may or may not be accurate. It should be noted that for these reasons this Force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.  

 

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 05/04/23)