No post-Brexit rise in hate crime in Adur and Worthing

By The Newsroom
Published 18th Nov 2016, 15:12 BST
Updated 21st Nov 2016, 13:23 BST
The report says there has not been an increase in reported hate crime in the months since the EU Referendum. Picture: Liz PearceThe report says there has not been an increase in reported hate crime in the months since the EU Referendum. Picture: Liz Pearce
The report says there has not been an increase in reported hate crime in the months since the EU Referendum. Picture: Liz Pearce
There has been no increase in reported hate crime in Adur and Worthing since the EU referendum in June, a council investigation has found.

The report was requested following perceptions of that hate crime had increased, said Mary D’Arcy, director of communities, who presented the report.

“We cannot conclude that there is sufficient evidence that there has been a rise in hate crime across Adur and Worthing,” she added, speaking at a meeting of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee at the Town Hall last night.

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