How many racist incidents have been reported to the police since 11 September 2001 to date, broken down by police force area; how many of t…

Answered Asked by Richard Lochhead SNP Lodged 29 Oct 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many racist incidents have been reported to the police since 11 September 2001 to date, broken down by police force area; how many of these incidents have been linked to the current international situation, and how many racist incidents were reported to the police, broken down by police force area, in the same period last year.

The answer

Answered by Iain Gray on 26 Nov 2001 · 28 days after it was lodged, 14 days after it was due

The figures requested are not collected centrally. The latest available figures on racist incidents reported to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and racially aggravated offences recorded by the police are given in the following tables, but these do not cover the period since 11 September 2001.Racist incidents data collated by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of ConstabularyPolice force area | 1999-2000 | 2000-01
Scotland | 2,242 | 2,731
Central | 184 | 153
Dumfries & Galloway | 24 | 57
Fife | 186 | 166
Grampian | 103 | 180
Lothian & Borders | 552 | 551
Northern | 25 | 75
Strathclyde | 866 | 1,241
Tayside | 302 | 308
Racially aggravated offences 1 (including harassment and conduct) recorded by the policePolice force area | 1999 |

In the Official Report

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