Written questions

Hate Crime: Prosecutions

Commons · Question 58992 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Attorney General · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Solicitor General, how many people have been prosecuted for hate crime in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 16 Jun 2025

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes hate crimes in England and Wales.In the year to December 2024, in England and Wales the CPS prosecuted 14,657 defendants for offences flagged as hate crimes with a charge rate of 87.4%, and a conviction rate ...