Homophobic and Transgender Hate crimes from 2015 to 2021

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.025164

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please can you provide the following information in excel or csv format and for the calendar years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

- The total number of hate crimes in the sexual orientation strand, defined as crimes “motivated by a hostility to another person's sexual orientation (or perceived sexual orientation)”
- The number of arrests and cautions made for a sexual orientation hate crime
- The number of perpetrators in each sex, broken down in the following age brackets: 0-18, 19-25, 26-29, 30-39, 40-49, over-50
- The number of victims in each of the following age brackets: 0-18, 19-25, 26-29, 30-39, 40-49, over-50
- The number of type 1 outcomes, defined as charge/summons
- The number of type 14 outcomes, defined as evidential difficulties: suspect not identified; victim does not support further action
- The number of type 15 outcomes, defined as evidential difficulties: suspect identified; victim supports action.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Please note that arrest systems does not have the hate crime flags and therefore People Proceeded against Data has been provided.