High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Racist Incidents
The definition of a racist incident as given by Sir William MacPherson in his Report on the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry is "any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person."
The total number of incidents recorded by the police in Scotland decreased by 1 per cent from 2006/07 to 2007/08 (from 5,321 to 5,243). The number of crimes recorded increased by less than half of one percent in 2007/08 (from 6,653 to 6,672 crimes).
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Source: Justice Analytical Services
Note (1): It is important to note that these statistics cover only incidents reported to the police, not all racist incidents.
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