Anti-Muslim hate crime in Britain is at record highs and massively under-reported.
Evidence
Hate crime figures for the last 12 months have been the highest since records began, and in one month alone anti-Muslim hate crime increased by 500%. The number of Islamophobic incidents recorded is at an all-time high, and all while it’s accepted that the problem is under-reported. The government’s latest Hate Crime Action Plan accepts that only 25% of actual hate crimes are reported to the police. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 38
Categorization
- QUESTION: The 500% single-month spike is dramatic and worth chasing down — which month, what triggered it?
- XREF: connects to: Recorded anti-Muslim hate crime hit all-time highs while under-reporting persists — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 33; UK hate crimes against Muslims and Jews rose together in one year — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 542; Political events and terrorist attacks trigger spikes in anti-Muslim hate crime. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 359 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Recorded anti-Muslim hate crime hit all-time highs while under-reporting persists
#corroborates(1.00) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 33 - Anti-Muslim hate incidents rose 57 percent in 2016
#corroborates(0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 117 - UK hate crimes against Muslims and Jews rose together in one year
#expands(0.80) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 542 - Islamophobic hate crimes rise after each terrorist attack
#expands(0.75) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 79 - Political events and terrorist attacks trigger spikes in anti-Muslim hate crime.
#expands(0.72) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 359