Hate crime spike in Greater Manchester following the arena terror attack
Greater Manchester saw a significant spike in religious and racial hate crimes in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017.
Exclusive: Mayor’s office admits it has no idea how much it spends on reporting hate crime despite shocking rise in cases
In a candid admission, Mr. Burnham’s office has told Mancunian Matters that they do not allocate budgets to Greater Manchester Police based on crime type.
Revealed: Online hate crime up staggering 1,353% across Greater Manchester in last four years
Hate crime in general has risen by some 85% over the same period but the spike of reports online since 2014 might be due to the fact that is when Greater Manchester Police first introduced the cybercrime flag to its systems.
INTERVIEW: ‘I want Manchester to be THE place’ – English Democrats’ mayoral election candidate
Greater Manchester’s first ever mayoral election is fast approaching and Stephen Morris, candidate for English Democrats, is campaigning hard for victory.
Afflecks shop owner prides herself on store doubling as ‘safe space’ for bullied kids and victims of hate crime
An Afflecks shop owner has revealed she prides herself on creating a ‘safe space’ for kids who are bullied or victims of hate crime.
‘He captured the hearts of old and young’: Son pays loving tribute to Rochdale Imam murdered in kids play park
The son of an Imam murdered in Rochdale has paid tribute to him and his ‘gentle soul’ today.
‘They think these people are their friends’: Manchester puts spotlight on ‘mate crime’
“Unfortunately the ‘nature of the beast’ seems to be that many of us – me included – are all too often very poor at managing relationships of all kinds. We often find ourselves being taken advantage of.”
‘No one should feel afraid’: Reports of Islamophobic hate crime to GMP more than DOUBLED after Paris attacks
The number of Islamophobic attacks reported to Greater Manchester Police more than DOUBLED in the four weeks following the Paris attacks.
‘Distress call for minorities’: More than 75% Manchester hate crime offenders escape
The Greater Manchester Police’s success rate in identifying and charging people for hate crimes has decreased, according to a FOI released by the GMP as Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and sexual orientation crimes are still rife within the county.
Man jailed for homophobia after ‘torrent of verbal abuse’ in Manchester city centre
A man has today been sentenced to 13 weeks imprisonment at Manchester magistrates’ court for the homophobic abuse of two men in Manchester city centre on 31st October 2014.
‘Too much anti-Semitic abuse’: GMP’s swift arrests after tram stop hate crime a comfort to Jewish community
Detectives investigating an anti-Semitic assault in Bowker Vale have made a further arrest.