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Reports Of Hate Crimes Increased By A Third Last Year

There has been a significant increase in hate crimes here. The number of incidents jumped by almost...
Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

9:25 AM - 22 Mar 2023



Reports Of Hate Crimes Increas...

News

Reports Of Hate Crimes Increased By A Third Last Year

Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

9:25 AM - 22 Mar 2023



There has been a significant increase in hate crimes here.

The number of incidents jumped by almost a third last year according to new figures from the Gardaí.

582 hate-related incidents were reported to Gardaí in 2022 compared to 448 in 2021.

The largest number of hate-related incidents were recorded in Dublin.

Some of the incidents include a young black woman being forcibly shouldered out of the way by a man.

In another, a male teenager was subjected to homophobic comments and a minor assault by three teenagers.

In another case, currently before the courts, an Eastern European woman in her 50s was allegedly approached by a man in his 30s and was racially abused before being punched twice in the face and kicked on the ground.

Of the discriminatory motives recorded, a third involved race, 22% involved sexual orientation and 21% were based on nationality.



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Discrimination Hate Crime Homophobia Racism Sexual Orientation

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