Hate crimes recorded at one in 10 football games in England and Wales

Verified incidents reported at 287 matches out of total of 2,663 fixtures in 2019-20 seasonOne in 10 football fixtures in the 2019-20 season had an incident of hate crime in England and Wales, data gathered by the police, the FA and anti-discrimination campaigners has revealed.There were verified hate crime incidents reported at 287 matches in the season, out of a total of 2,663 fixtures, a report published by the Home Office shows. The report said that 75% of the matches – 214 or 8% of all fixtures – reported hate crime incidents related to race, the figures show. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/24/hate-crimes-recorded-at-one-in-10-football-games-in-england-and-wales #hate_crime #football #police #uk_news #race #antisemitism #sport