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Is there evidence of significant disparities between the number of racist incidents and crimes reported and the numbers of racist incidents and crimes recorded by police authorities?

Code:
RED49
Key Area:
Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
Strand(s):
Racism, Discrimination
14/03/2012 - 15:58
Short Answer

Yes. There is evidence of significant disparities between the number of racist incidents and crimes reported and the numbers of racist incidents and crimes recorded by police authorities. 

Qualitative Info

 The disparities identified, mostly affect Africans/black people who are subjected to afrophobia, the Roma community that face romafobia and other racist motivated hate crimes. Others that are also affected are Muslims and Jews. 


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Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Africans/black people, National minorities
Type (R/D) Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism
External Url http://www.bra.se
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