Racially and religiously aggravated abuse incidents in the UK registered a 41 per cent jump in July, a month after the Brexit vote, according to new official statistics released on Thursday.
The Home Office said while the figures registered a drop in August, they still remain at a higher level than before the UK's referendum on June 23 to leave the European Union (EU). As many as 5,468 race hate crimes were registered in July this year, compared to 3,886 in July, 2015, according to figures released by the UK Home Office. "The number of racially offences recorded by the police in July, 2016 was 41 per cent higher than in July, 2015.