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New Report shows Hate Crimes against Jews in the UK surged by 44% in last 2 years. Worst ever.
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[/youtube]New figures obtained from all UK police forces by Campaign Against Antisemitism for its National Antisemitic Crime Audit show that hate crime targeting Jews has escalated for the third year running, reaching the worst level on record.
Antisemitic hate crime has surged 44% since 2014, making 2016 the worst year on record
1 in 10 antisemitic crimes were violent but only one violent antisemitic crime was prosecuted in 2016
Almost half of police forces did not charge a single one of the antisemitic crimes reported to them
Only 1.4% of antisemitic crime was prosecuted — just 15 cases last year
The Home Secretary has issued a statement promising to “consider the report’s recommendations carefully”
In 2016, antisemitic crime rose by 14.9% against 2015, or 44.5% against 2014. There were 1,078 antisemitic crimes in 2016 and a consistently elevated level of antisemitic crime has become the new normality for British Jews.
https://antisemitism.uk/new-report-by-caa-shows-that-antisemitic-crime-surged-44-in-the-last-two-years-but-charging-and-prosecution-dropped-to-only-15-prosecutions-last-year/
