New police figures show shock rise in race hate crime in Scotland

New police figures show shock rise in race hate crime in Scotland

A report by Police Scotland shows that hate crime is on the increase across the country and at a three year high.

Race hate crimes return to pre-pandemic level and remain well below the level under Labour but Daily Record tries to fool you with selective figures to blame SNP

Professor John Robertson OBA In the Daily Record today: Shock new figures from Police Scotland show cases of racial and religious abuse have risen sharply in the past three years. However the vast majority of reported crimes now involve what police term a “racial aggravator.” In 2022 there were 3838 recorded hate crimes where race was a factor, that rose to 3937 in 2023, and 4953 last year. In the first two months of 2025 there were 738 race rel…