Recorded protests and hate crimes from October 2023

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.039196

I note you seek access to the following information:

The following information about recorded protest and hate crime:

1) The number of recorded protests monthly 7 October 2023 to now.
2) The number of recorded hate crimes in the categories of race and religion again from 7 October 2023 to now.

If not possible to provide the information due to exceeding costs identified in section 12, please signpost me to other useful material and resources.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose some of the requested information. Some data has been withheld as it is exempt from disclosure and therefore this response serves as a Refusal Notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) by virtue of the following exemptions:

Section 21 – Information reasonably accessible by other means.

Reason for decision

The information requested has been identified as being accessible via other means as it is already published. Where information is already in the public domain, we are not required to re-publish the data; instead public authorities are required to direct you to the information, which we have done in this instance.

Disclosure

Please find below the response for Q1 - The number of recorded protests monthly 7 October 2023 to now.

October 2023	94
November 2023	104
December 2023	61
January 2024	49
February 2024	78
March 2024	87
April 2024	70
May 2024	68
June 2024	69
July 2024	66

With regards to Q2 - The number of recorded hate crimes in the categories of race and religion again from 7 October 2023 to now.

I am pleased to inform you that the information requested is held by the MPS and is already in the public domain. The information can be accessed via the following:

Website: MPS Crime Dashboard

I have linked you to the correct page and you are able to filter the data by month from the top tabs.