FOI 0642-2025/26- York hate crimes
Request:
Q1. The total number of hate crimes for York recorded by North Yorkshire Police from 1 April 2021 to the most recent available date in 2025.
Q2. A monthly breakdown of these recorded hate crimes for each year in the requested period (April 2021 to present in 2025).
Q3. A breakdown of recorded hate crimes by type of hate (e.g., race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, transgender identity).
Q4. The total number and monthly breakdown of non-crime hate incidents recorded in the same period.
Q5. Any available statistics on outcomes or resolutions of reported hate crimes and non-crime hate incidents during this period.
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Q1 & Q2. Please see the table below showing the distinct number of hate crimes recorded between 01 April 2021 and 30 September 2025 with a Safer Neighbourhood Command (SNC) of York, broken down by calendar year and month.
|
|
Calendar Year |
|||||
|
Month |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Jan |
- |
19 |
32 |
27 |
27 |
105 |
|
Feb |
- |
21 |
23 |
33 |
35 |
112 |
|
Mar |
- |
51 |
33 |
32 |
34 |
150 |
|
Apr |
26 |
27 |
16 |
34 |
44 |
147 |
|
May |
35 |
39 |
39 |
35 |
45 |
193 |
|
Jun |
47 |
32 |
40 |
27 |
51 |
197 |
|
Jul |
38 |
39 |
39 |
49 |
45 |
210 |
|
Aug |
36 |
36 |
34 |
50 |
43 |
199 |
|
Sept |
42 |
19 |
46 |
32 |
60 |
199 |
|
Oct |
36 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
- |
143 |
|
Nov |
33 |
26 |
32 |
44 |
- |
135 |
|
Dec |
24 |
19 |
42 |
29 |
- |
114 |
|
Total |
317 |
363 |
412 |
428 |
384 |
1904 |
Q3. Please see the table below showing the number of hate crimes recorded between 01 April 2021 and 30 September with a Safer Neighbourhood Command (SNC) of York, broken down by hate crime strand.
|
Strand |
Total |
|
Disability |
187 |
|
Heterophobic |
3 |
|
Homophobic |
393 |
|
Misandry |
2 |
|
Misogyny |
60 |
|
Racial |
1239 |
|
Religion or belief - Anti Christian |
3 |
|
Religion or belief - Anti Jewish |
22 |
|
Religion or belief - Anti Muslim |
28 |
|
Religion or belief - Anti other |
2 |
|
Religion or belief - Unknown |
6 |
|
Transphobic |
76 |
|
Total |
2021 |
*Please note the above is not a distinct count as some crimes have multiple hate crime strands selected.
Q4. Please see the table below showing the distinct number of Non-Crime Hate Incidents recorded between 01 April 2021 and 30 September with a Safer Neighbourhood Command (SNC) of York, broken down by calendar year and month.
|
|
Calendar Year |
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|
Month |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Jan |
- |
2 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
|
Feb |
- |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
|
Mar |
- |
4 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
|
Apr |
6 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
|
May |
9 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
32 |
|
Jun |
8 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
32 |
|
Jul |
7 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
32 |
|
Aug |
13 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
39 |
|
Sept |
8 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
18 |
46 |
|
Oct |
6 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
- |
20 |
|
Nov |
7 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
- |
18 |
|
Dec |
8 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
- |
25 |
|
Total |
72 |
50 |
58 |
61 |
70 |
311 |
Q5. Please see the table below showing the distinct number of hate crimes recorded between 01 April 2021 and 30 September 2025 with a Safer Neighbourhood Command (SNC) of York, broken down by crime outcome.
|
Outcome |
Distinct Count |
|
01-Charged/Summonsed |
212 |
|
02-Caution – youths |
6 |
|
03-Caution – adults |
18 |
|
05-Offender Died |
1 |
|
06-PND |
1 |
|
08-Community Resolution |
67 |
|
09-Not in public interest (CPS) |
1 |
|
10-Not in public interest (Police) |
20 |
|
11-Prosecution prevented – suspect under age |
8 |
|
12-Prosecution prevented – suspect ill |
15 |
|
13-Prosecution prevented – victim/key witness dead/ill |
7 |
|
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
256 |
|
15-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
258 |
|
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
447 |
|
17-Prosecution time limit expired |
20 |
|
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
368 |
|
20-Action by other agency |
17 |
|
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police) |
23 |
|
22-Diversionary or referral pathway; no public interest |
29 |
|
Not yet Assigned |
130 |
|
Total |
1904 |
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.