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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Liam O'Dell

Disabled hate crimes soar to record highs as violence rockets and prosecutions plummet

Hate crimes against disabled people have soared 25% to record highs, figures show.

More than half of the 11,224 offences reported to police in the last year involved violence, according to research by disability charities.

Just 1.1% were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service or resulted in criminal charges, the investigation found.

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