Hate crime in schools and colleges

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Matthew Thompson

Dear Police Service of Northern Ireland,

I would like to make the following request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Could you please tell me the number of hate crimes recorded at schools and colleges in each calendar year for the past 5 years, broken down by month? I appreciate that the 2019 year is not yet complete, but even partial data for this year would be acceptable.

And could you also provide a breakdown of the description of the hate crime (race, sexuality etc) for each year?

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Thompson

Police Service of Northern Ireland

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3rd May 2019

Dear Mr. Thompson,

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Hate Crimes In Schools And Colleges

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Subject:  FOI-2019-01073
24^th  May 2019

Dear Mr. Thompson,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 3rd May 2019
which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on  3rd May
2019 concerning:

Hate Crimes In Schools And Colleges

Please find attached response to your request.

 

Yours sincerely

Jane
FOI Decision Maker
FOI Unit
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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