BenIreland commented Post-Brexit hate crime up 60 percent in Nottinghamshire

The number of reports of hate crime in Nottinghamshire shot up by 60 percent after the UK's decision to leave the European Union.Mosques, temples and other places of worship are now being encouraged to apply for funding to protect themselves from the victimisation.There were 208 reports of hate crime in Nottinghamshire in the 28 days after the referendum result on June 24, with 155 of them race-related.This shows a 60 percent rise in hate crime against the same month last year, when 128 hate...