More than 7,000 hate crimes logged in Scotland in first week of controversial new law

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More than 7,000 hate crimes logged in Scotland in first week of controversial new law
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Out of the 7,152 complaints, Police Scotland recorded 240 as hate crimes – 3.3% of all reports.

From the 7,152 complaints, Police Scotland recorded 240 as hate crime s – 3.3% of all reports – while 30 were logged as non-crime hate incidents, meaning they did not meet the threshold for a criminal offence.Officers also dealt with 430 incidents in the first week where a hate crime tag was added for those submitting online reports.

Nearly half of all the complaints made online were made on the first day, the figures showed, before the number of reports slowed later in the week. Asked if she thought the legislation was an example of good law, the justice secretary said it was the product of “some really good cross-party collaboration” and was backed by 82 of Holyrood’s 129 MSPs.

for infringing on free speech but Age Scotland claimed it could help "eradicate" abuse targeted towards marginalised communities.Rohini Sharma Joshi, diversity and inclusions manager at Age Scotland, said: "It’s knowing that there’s something there to safeguard you. We also need to build confidence for communities to know they can report it and don’t have to accept this behaviour.

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