Scotlands racist incidents rise
The number of racist incidents in Scotland has risen by 13 per cent according to new figures. There were 5,124 racist incidents recorded by the police in 2005-06, an increase of 588.
The number of racist incidents in Scotland has risen by 13 per cent according to new figures. There were 5,124 racist incidents recorded by the police in 2005-06, an increase of 588.
This is the first time that centrally collated statistics on racist incidents recorded by the eight Scottish police forces have been produced by the Executive.
The figures also show that in 2005/6 the number of racist related crimes recorded by the police in Scotland was 6,439, up 12 per cent from 5,732 in 2004-05. They revealed that most incidents took place in the street, and most commonly occurred on Friday or Saturday night.
Two specific crimes – racially aggravated harassment and racially aggravated conduct – accounted for over half of all racist related crimes recorded by the police, according to the figures.