compared to other categories of hate crime, but the proportion is now similar to other categories. At the time this report was compiled, 7 charges (4%) were awaiting the outcome of further enquiries before a final decision on proceedings was taken. It is generally accepted that hate crimes perpetuated on the basis of disability are significantly under-reported. In the 2011 census, over 1 million people [exact figure is 1,040,000] (20% of the total population) stated they had a long term health condition or disability yet in the most recent statistics (June 2017), only 188 disability-related hate crimes were reported to the police. In contrast, 849,000 people living in Scotland do not consider themselves to be Scottish, (16% of the total population) yet there were 3349 racist crimes reported in 2016-17. Comparing the hate reporting rates for race and disability, there were 394 racial charges reported to police per 100,000 people who are not Scottish. Whereas for disability related crime, only 18 charges were reported per 100,000 people who consider themselves to have a disability.
compared to other categories of hate crime, but the proportion is now similar to other categories. At the time this report was compiled, 7 charges (4%) were awaiting the outcome of further enquiries before a final decision on proceedings was taken. It is generally accepted that hate crimes perpetuated on the basis of disability are significantly under-reported. In the 2011 census, over 1 million people [exact figure is 1,040,000] (20% of the total population) stated they had a long term health condition or disability yet in the most recent statistics (June 2017), only 188 disability-related hate crimes were reported to the police. In contrast, 849,000 people living in Scotland do not consider themselves to be Scottish, (16% of the total population) yet there were 3349 racist crimes reported in 2016-17. Comparing the hate reporting rates for race and disability, there were 394 racial charges reported to police per 100,000 people who are not Scottish. Whereas for disability related crime, only 18 charges were reported per 100,000 people who consider themselves to have a disability.
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