RACIST VIOLENCE IN 15 EU MEMBER STATES - Cospe

RACIST VIOLENCE IN 15 EU MEMBER STATES - A Comparative Overview of Findings from the RAXEN NFP Reports 2001-2004
Crown Prosecution Service
The CPS website contains detailed information about the number of defendants
prosecuted for racially/religiously aggravated offences.
Prosecutions:
For the period 2001-2002
2674 defendants prosecuted – racially aggravated offences.
For the period 2002-2003
3616 defendants prosecuted – racially aggravated offences.
The ‘attrition’ rate:
Very little reported racist crime results in a successful prosecution as a ‘racially
aggravated’ crime; though the same attrition rate (from reporting to sentencing) can
be observed for other non racially aggravated crimes, such as rape (RAXEN 4).
British Crime Survey
• The 2000 BCS estimated that the number of racially motivated incidents
(including racist violence) in 1999, for England and Wales, were 280,000. This
estimate was below the 1995 estimate of 390,000 racially motivated incidents.
• The 2000 BCS shows that ethnic minorities are at greater risk of property crime
(as violent crime) than the ‘white’ majority population.
• The 2000 BCS shows that ethnic minorities face similar risks of violence as the
‘white’ majority population; though there is great variation between different
minority groups according to ethnicity, income, place of residence etc.
• BCS data for 2002-2003 – estimates that the number of racially motivated
incidents were 206,000 – a significant reduction from 2000.
18.3.2. Unofficial
Community Security Trust (The Board of Deputies of British Jews)
• In 2002, 350 antisemitic incidents were reported.
• Of these 350, there were: 5 cases of extreme violence; 42 cases of assault; 55
cases of damage/desecration of property.
• In 2003, 375 antisemitic incidents were reported.
• Of these 375, there were: 54 cases of assault; 72 cases of damage/desecration
of property.
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