Islamophobic offences 768/2024

FOI Reference: 768/2024

Request:

1. How many Islamophobic offences, or cases of Islamophobia, did Dyfed Powys Police record between January 1st 2023 and June 30th 2023?
2. How many Islamophobic offences, or cases of Islamophobia, did Dyfed Powys Police record between January 1st 2024 and June 30th 2024?
3. How many racially-motivated hate crimes did Dyfed Powys Police record between January 1st 2023 and June 30th 2023?
4. How many racially-motivated hate crimes did Dyfed Powys Police record between January 1st 2024 and June 30th 2024?

 

Response 1:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

There are 4 instances of potential Islamophobic offences reported to Dyfed Powys between the periods of January 1^st, 2023, and June 30^th, 2023. These are uncertain as there is not an explicit mention of the offence being due to their religion and there is no other way to filter further.

Response 2:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

There have been 10 reported offences or cases of Islamophobia recorded between the periods of January 1st, 2024, to June 30th, 2024.

Response 3:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

There were 11 reported racially motivated hate crimes reported between the periods of 1st January 2023 and June 30th, 2023.

Response 4:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

There were 8 reported racially motivated hate crimes between the dated periods of 1^st January 2024 and 30^th June 2024.                                            

                                                           

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. 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 29/08/2024)