These are the December 2013 Metropolitan Police Service Islamophobia hate crime reported figures. Compared to December 2012, there has been a 60% plus rise in anti-Muslim recorded hate crimes and this is worrying given the rise. Post the Woolwich peak, which took months to come down, the number of anti-Muslim recorded crimes remains higher when compared to 2012 figures.
What is also concerning is the sharp rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes in Tower Hamlets, Southwark and Lambeth. We also note that reported figures for these boroughs have been higher for some months prior to December 2013 and when compared to 2012 figures.
| Racist & religious crime | Islamophobic crime |
Populations (2011) |
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12 months to |
12 months to |
12 months to |
12 months to |
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Dec 2013 |
Dec 2012 |
Change |
Dec 2013 |
Dec 2012 |
Change |
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| Tower Hamlets |
430 |
356 |
+20.8% |
43 |
17 |
+152.9% |
254,096 |
| Newham |
259 |
305 |
-15.1% |
14 |
18 |
-22.2% |
307,394 |
| Greenwich |
331 |
325 |
+1.8% |
19 |
8 |
+137.5% |
254,557 |
| Lewisham |
305 |
291 |
+4.8% |
16 |
14 |
+14.3% |
275,885 |
| Hackney |
364 |
346 |
+5.2% |
17 |
7 |
+142.9% |
246,270 |
| Islington |
431 |
482 |
-10.6% |
24 |
26 |
-7.7% |
206,125 |
| Westminster |
562 |
629 |
-10.7% |
25 |
32 |
-21.9% |
219,396 |
| Waltham Forest |
299 |
309 |
-3.2% |
19 |
24 |
-20.8% |
258,249 |
| Southwark |
344 |
388 |
-11.3% |
22 |
5 |
+340.0% |
288,283 |
| Camden |
382 |
508 |
-24.8% |
21 |
24 |
-12.5% |
220,338 |
| Lambeth |
366 |
428 |
-14.5% |
36 |
11 |
+227.3% |
303,086 |
| London total |
9096 |
9558 |
-4.8% |
538 |
334 |
+61.1% |
8,173,941 |