Politicians and charities have reacted with shock and anger after figures showed a sharp increase in racist and religious hate crimes in Nottingham. Home Office figures showed there were 1,006 offences committed in Nottinghamshire in the year ending March 2022 - a 17 per cent increase on 2021 and 11 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Nottinghamshire Police say the statistics show the public has become more willing to report these types of crimes. But Alex Norris, MP for Nottingham North, said it showed there was a need for more action.
“There’s no room in Nottingham for racism," the Labour MP said. "These increased rates of reporting clearly show the need for high-quality community policing and a community-wide commitment to anti-racism programmes in our schools.”
