Date: Wed 12 July 2017 Reference Number: FOI Category: Stats - Crime

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1 Date: Wed 12 July 2017 Reference Number: FOI Category: Stats - Crime Title: Hate Crimes Request Date: Friday, 23 June, 2017 Response Date: Wednesday, 12 July, 2017 Request Details: Q1: The total number of race hate crimes recorded by police for the census period stated. Q2: In relation to Q1 - please provide a breakdown by calendar month. Q3: Further to Question 1, of the total number of race hate crimes recorded, please provide details of the number of race hate crimes by victim's ethnicity; and those where ethnic identity was not specified or not recorded. Please also include in the response a breakdown by sex and by age. Q4: The total number of religious hate crimes recorded by police for the census period stated. Q5: In relation to Q4 - please provide a breakdown by calendar month. Q6: Further to Question 4, of the total number of religious hate crimes recorded, please provide details of the number of religious hate crimes where the victim's religious identity was recorded as Muslim or perceived Muslim, and those where religious identity was not specified or not recorded. Please also include in the response a breakdown by sex and by age. Q7: As of April 2016, all forces in England and Wales are required to record crimes that are 'Islamophobic', that is, directed at Muslim victims (including perceived Muslim victims). Please provide figures for the total number of Islamophobic crimes recorded by police for the census period stated. SYP Response: I approached our Crime Management System (CMS) Administrator for assistance with your request. The CMS system is used to record complaints or allegations or those matters, which the Home Office specify should be recorded as crimes. She provided me with the enclosed data and the following explanation of her search criteria: RACIAL OFFENCE COUNT This is a count of offences recorded on the CMS crime register between 01-Apr-2016 and 31-Mar- 2017, where the offence was recorded with an Aggravating Factor Racial. RACIAL VICTIM DETAILS

2 Of the above offence count, I have a provided a breakdown of the victim s gender, age and ethnicity. RELIGION OFFENCE COUNT This a count of offences recorded on the CMS crime register between 01-Apr-2016 and 31-Mar-2017, where the offence was recorded with an Aggravating Factor Religion. RACIAL VICTIM DETAILS Of the above offence count, I have a provided a breakdown of the victim s gender, age and religion. Please note the Religion marker within CMS is not a mandated requirement therefore it may not be recorded. PERCEIVED RELIGION - Of the above offence Religion count, I have a provided a breakdown of the Perceived Religion aggravating factor and victim s religion. Some offences recorded with the Religion aggravating factor may not be recorded with a Perceived Religion aggravating factor. Please note we do not expect a count of victims to reflect a count of offences as some offences can be recorded without a victim and in some cases more than one victim may be recorded. SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE COUNT OF OFFENCES RECORDED WITH A RACIAL AGGRAVATING FACTOR HOME OFFICE OFFENCE CLASS April May June July August September October November December January February March ARSON ENDANGERING LIFE ARSON NOT ENDANGERING LIFE ASSAULT WITH INJURY ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SERIOUS HARM ASSAULT WITHOUT INJURY ASSAULT WITHOUT INJURY ON A CONSTABLE BLACKMAIL BURGLARY IN A BUILDING OTHER THAN A DWELLING BURGLARY IN A DWELLING CRIMINAL DAMAGE - OTHER CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO OTHER BUILDINGS CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLES CRIMINAL DAMAGE- TO DWELLINGS HARASSMENT KIDNAPPING ETC MALICIOUS COMMUNICATIONS ORDER OTHER THEFT OR UNAUTHORISED TAKING POSSESSION OF ARTICLE WITH BLADE OR POINT POSSESSION OF OTHER WEAPONS ,4A&5) WITH INJURY WITHOUT INJURY DAMAGE RACIALLY OR RELIGIOUSLY AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT (EXCLUDES OFFENCES UNDER 9B) ALARM OR DISTRESS RAPE OF A FEMALE CHILD UNDER ROBBERY OF BUSINESS PROPERTY ROBBERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE AGED 13 OR OVER SHOPLIFTING THEFT BY AN EMPLOYEE THEFT FROM THE PERSON OF ANOTHER THEFT MAKING OFF WITHOUT PAYMENT CRIMINAL DAMAGE THREATS TO KILL VIOLENT DISORDER TOTALS GRAND TOTAL 1288

3 OF THE RACIAL OFFENCE COUNT, THE FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE VICTIMS BY GENDER, AGE & ETHNICITY GENDER AGE ASIAN BLACK FEMALE MALE CHINESE, JAPANESE OR OTHER SOUTH EAST ASIAN WHITE - MIDDLE EASTERN UNKNOWN NORTH EUROPEAN WHITE - SOUTH EUROPEAN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

4 COUNT OF OFFENCES RECORDED WITH A RELIGION AGGARAVATING FACTOR MONTH OFFENCE RECORDED HOME OFFICE OFFENCE CLASS April May June July August September October November December January February March ASSAULT WITH INJURY CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLES CRIMINAL DAMAGE- TO DWELLINGS HARASSMENT MALICIOUS COMMUNICATIONS OTHER OFFENCE AGAINST THE STATE OR PUBLIC ORDER OTHER THEFT OR UNAUTHORISED TAKING PUBLIC FEAR ALARM OR DISTRESS (POA 1986 SECS 4,4A&5) RACIALLY OR RELIGIOUSLY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH INJURY RACIALLY OR RELIGIOUSLY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITHOUT INJURY RACIALLY OR RELIGIOUSLY AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL DAMAGE RACIALLY OR RELIGIOUSLY AGGRAVATED PUBLIC FEAR ALARM OR DISTR SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE AGED 13 OR OVER TOTALS GRAND TOTAL 39

5 OF THE RELIGION OFFENCE COUNT, THE FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE VICTIMS BY GENDER, AGE & RELIGION (IF RECORDED)WHERE THE OFFENCE WAS RECORDED ON THE CMS CRIME REGISTER FOR 2016/1 GENDER FEMALE MALE AGE CHRISTIA N CHURCH OF ENGLAND (ANGLICAN) JEHOVAH S WITNESS MUSLIM ROMAN CATHOLIC UNKNOWN NOT RECORDE D UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

6 OF THE RELIGION OFFENCE COUNT, THE FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE PERCEIVED RELIGION AGGRAVATING FACTOR AND THE VICTIMS RELIGION AGGRAVATING FACTOR CHRISTIA N CHURCH OF ENGLAND (ANGLICAN) JEHOVAH S WITNESS MUSLIM ROMAN CATHOLIC UNKNOWN PERCEIVED RELIGION - CHRISTIAN PERCEIVED RELIGION - JEWISH PERCEIVED RELIGION - MUSLIM PERCEIVED RELIGION - NO RELIGION PERCEIVED RELIGION - OTHER PERCEIVED RELIGION - SIKH NOT RECORDE D PLEASE NOTE - 3 OFFENCES WERE RECORDED WITH THE RELIGION AGGRAVATING FACTOR BUT WITHOUT A PERCEIVED RELGION AGGRAVATING FACTOR