Reports of hate crimes to Northumbria Police have increased with more than 2,000 allegations of abusive attacks based on the victim's race.
A total of 3,663 hate crimes were reported to Northumbria Police, with other attacks targeting the victim's sexuality, gender, disability or religious views.
According to the Police and Crime Commissioner's annual report, 2022 saw a five per cent increase from last year's 3,481 reported incidents. Only hate crimes targeting people's faith decreased slightly from last year.
