North Tyneside Council has vowed to eliminate hate crime after it was revealed there were over 400 reported incidents in the borough last year.
According to council data, there were 404 reported hate crime incidents in 2021 of which the majority were race related. There has also been an increase in hate crimes in North Tyneside from 2015 to 2021 according to local authority documents.
A hate crime is defined as a criminal offence perceived by the victim or someone else to be motivated by prejudice based on protected characteristics. These can include; race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, transgender identity, gender, and age.
