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Huge spike in hate crimes near EU vote
More than 3,000 reported in the last two weeks of June
MORE than 3,000 hate crimes and incidents were reported to police on either side of the EU referendum — a leap of 42 per cent over last year.
Anti-immigrant scaremongering during the campaign saw a peak of 289 alleged offences on June 25, the day after the referendum result was announced.
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) stats published yesterday cover England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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