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Monthly hate crimes

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003830/J

Version Date: 10/11/2025

 

The Local Policing Team and the Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information:

  1. How many hate crimes were reported to Dorset Police each month since January 2023 to September of 2025? Could this be organised by the overall number and then the type of hate crime e.g. religious, transphobic. Please provide this answer in an appropriate format, e.g. a spreadsheet.

SC Hate Crime

2023

2024

2025

Grand Total

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Alternative sub-culture

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Disability

14

4

7

5

9

5

6

8

6

3

7

10

9

5

5

5

13

7

6

11

8

3

5

4

5

3

7

6

4

3

7

7

5

212

Disability;Age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Disability;Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Racial

27

17

31

22

33

65

32

39

35

38

33

36

23

37

34

32

41

53

41

79

42

39

48

35

45

26

40

49

42

30

58

43

37

1282

Racial;Alternative sub-culture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Racial;Disability

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

1

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

10

Racial;Gender

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

7

Racial;Sexual orientation

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

 

 

2

1

 

1

1

2

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

24

Racial;Sexual orientation;Disability

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Racial;Transgender

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Religion or belief - Anti Christian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

4

Religion or belief - Anti Christian;Racial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Religion or belief - Anti Christian;Sexual orientation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Religion or belief - Anti Hindu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Religion or belief - Anti Jewish

2

 

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

3

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

 

1

2

1

2

1

1

3

 

3

1

 

1

1

36

Religion or belief - Anti Jewish;Disability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Religion or belief - Anti Jewish;Racial

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

1

8

1

24

Religion or belief - Anti Jewish;Racial;Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Religion or belief - Anti Jewish;Religion or belief - Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Religion or belief - Anti Jewish;Sexual orientation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Religion or belief - Anti Muslim

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

2

3

2

 

 

1

1

 

2

5

 

 

 

1

2

25

Religion or belief - Anti Muslim;Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Religion or belief - Anti Muslim;Racial

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

1

1

2

 

 

1

 

 

1

1

2

3

3

 

1

 

21

Religion or belief - Anti other

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Religion or belief - No religion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

Religion or belief - Unknown

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

13

Religion or belief - Unknown;Racial

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

10

Religion or belief - Unknown;Racial;Sexual orientation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Religion or belief - Unknown;Sexual orientation;Transgender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Sexual orientation

16

8

15

13

6

13

8

12

14

9

15

8

12

10

11

9

13

13

13

8

9

7

7

9

7

10

8

7

9

12

10

10

13

344

Sexual orientation;Disability

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

7

Sexual orientation;Disability;Age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Sexual orientation;Gender

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

5

Sexual orientation;Transgender

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

2

1

1

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

4

 

 

 

18

Sexual orientation;Transgender;Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

2

Transgender

3

1

2

1

1

4

3

2

1

2

1

4

1

 

1

1

2

1

2

2

3

2

1

 

 

2

1

 

 

1

3

1

 

49

Transgender;Disability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Transgender;Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Grand Total

63

32

60

47

50

95

51

65

63

59

63

67

51

59

63

55

76

83

71

108

69

59

66

58

63

48

66

75

68

56

85

76

62

2132
  1. How many hate crime perpetrators in Dorset were charged and convicted, how many accepted a caution and in how many cases no further was action was taken each month since January 2023 to September of 2025

The following table includes all outcomes. Please note that the Force does not hold data regarding convictions, this information is held by His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service.

Latest Stats Class Status

2023

2024

2025

Grand Total

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

1: Charged

5

4

2

2

4

2

2

7

1

2

2

5

3

1

 

2

8

2

4

2

3

4

2

5

1

2

3

2

2

1

1

 

 

86

1: Summonsed/postal requisition

1

3

5

1

4

5

4

2

5

3

7

1

5

6

4

5

1

6

3

2

7

1

2

 

2

 

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

88

10: Police - formal action not in public interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

9

15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

4

1

2

1

 

2

 

1

1

5

1

 

 

1

1

 

5

1

3

3

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

36

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

1

2

2

4

3

10

8

3

4

6

3

11

2

6

6

6

11

5

6

11

9

5

1

3

8

3

3

5

4

3

7

3

1

165

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

6

4

6

8

3

5

7

10

6

1

7

20

3

7

7

11

9

18

10

12

6

5

7

11

5

7

7

10

4

8

3

3

1

237

17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

9

 

 

1

 

 

1

1

 

 

1

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

 

 

2

 

 

1

1

 

1

2

1

1

 

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

3

 

1

 

21

1A: Alternate offence charged

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

1

1

 

1

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

1

 

1

 

2

1

1

 

 

 

1

15

1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition

 

 

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

1

 

 

2

1

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

2: Youth caution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

2: Youth conditional caution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

3

21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, has been undertaken and there is no public interest to continue

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

2A: Alternate offence youth caution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

3: Adult conditional caution

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

8: Community resolution

3

1

 

2

2

6

1

4

5

1

3

1

1

1

1

2

1

4

 

2

1

3

3

1

1

1

3

3

2

 

2

1

 

62

8: Youth restorative disposal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

New

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

1

1

 

2

1

 

 

 

1

2

1

1

3

 

5

6

5

1

7

11

11

10

12

18

16

118

Grand Total

22

15

23

22

17

35

23

28

26

23

34

42

25

27

23

31

39

39

36

37

30

22

28

34

26

18

30

34

26

25

28

26

20

914

 

  1. How many hate crimes does Dorset Police estimate go unreported? Please provide numbers for each month between January of 2023 and September of 2025.

No information held. The Force does not record this information.

The Freedom of Information Act covers recorded information only and we cannot be asked questions that would require us to create new information or provide an opinion.

  1. What intiatives have been implemented by Dorset Police to help reduce the amount of hate crime which occurs?
  • Our Neighbourhood Policing Teams work in conjunction with local councils utilising a mixture of partnership problem solving to address those committing hate crime (civil orders/tenancy action through housing etc). These are discussed at the Multi Agency Problem Solving Groups and Partnership Coordinating Groups.
  • Robust investigations and court processes to help bring offenders to justice.
  • Social media briefings during Hate Crime week.
  • We have requested through NPCC to be one of a select pilot Forces who will be able to issue Conditional Cautions for Hate Crime Offences utilising Restorative Justice to rehabilitate offenders (decision pending).