Figures are available for the ethnicity of people convicted of racially aggravated offences for the five calendar years from 2002 to 2006. These statistics are in the following tables.
From 1 April 2008, police forces have been required to collect figures on the ethnicity of victims of racially aggravated offences. These figures remain subject to further collection and quality assurance work before they can be published by the Ministry of Justice.
White Black Asian Other Unknown Total 2002 174,143 7,447 15,542 10,645 1,204,424 1,412,201 2003 189,990 9,904 13,013 10,332 1,257,982 1,481,221 2004 197,864 12,346 10,109 7,980 1,309,689 1,537,988 2005 191,281 12,170 9,580 10,330 1,251,891 1,475,252 2006 188,343 12,006 9,295 9,457 1,194,672 1,413,773 1 The ethnicity classification used here is the standard “4+1” classification as used in the 2001 Census. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Criminal Justice Evidence and Analysis Unit—Office for Criminal Justice Reform.
Offence type White Black Asian Other Unknown Total Homicide 153 17 15 8 432 625 Attempted murder 18 1 1 1 44 65 Wounding or other act endangering life 564 66 43 28 998 1,699 Other more serious offences 99 8 6 1 190 304 Other wounding 6,225 412 315 128 13,319 20,399 Racially or religiously aggravated other wounding 48 2 4 2 88 144 Assault without injury 5,853 192 246 104 22,552 28,947 Racially or religiously aggravated assault without injury 84 2 — 2 199 287 Rape 222 29 19 10 375 655 Other Sexual Offences 1 ,081 70 85 41 2,452 3,729 Robbery 2,260 587 260 101 4,503 7,711 Burglary 7,461 363 168 119 18,580 26,691 Theft and Handling 25,888 820 901 414 101,928 129,951 Fraud and Forgery 3,376 287 379 169 17,254 21,465 Criminal Damage 1,554 50 51 25 9,320 11,000 Threat or conspiracy to murder 115 14 10 2 307 448 Harassment 866 32 36 15 3,027 3,976 Racially or religiously aggravated harassment 43 1 4 5 101 154 Other less serious offences 11,016 423 506 182 41,008 53,135 Other offences 107,217 4,071 12.493 9,288 967,747 1,100,816 All Racially Aggravated Offences 174,143 7,447 15,542 10,645 1,204,424 1,412,201 1 The ethnicity classification used here is the standard “4+1” classification as used in the 2001 Census. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Criminal Justice Evidence and Analysis Unit—Office for Criminal Justice Reform.
Offence type White Black Asian Other Unknown Total Homicide 212 31 20 11 247 521 Attempted murder 30 9 6 9 40 94 Wounding or other act endangering life 756 92 59 41 727 1,675 Other more serious offences 129 11 15 5 146 306 Other wounding 7,023 411 337 143 12,394 20,308 Racially or religiously aggravated other wounding 66 3 2 2 84 15 Assault without injury 6,708| 219 245 109 25,000 32,281 Racially or religiously aggravated assault without injury 99 2 2 2 255 360 Rape 310 40 38 12 273 673 Other Sexual Offences 1,343 97 104 52 2,086 3,682 Robbery 2,569 678 250 139 3,667 7303 Burglary 7,719 418 188 145 17,256 25, 726 Theft and Handling 25,233 938 850 383 94,247 121,651 Fraud and Forgery 3,564 333 461 190 16,716 21,264 Criminal Damage 2,145 63 63 65 8,897 11,233 Threat or conspiracy to murder 186 5 20 5 327 543 Harassment 953 27 62 23 3,169 4,234 Racially or religiously aggravated harassment 50 2 3 — 114 169 Other less serious offences 11,949 496 564 190 43,758 56,957 Other offences 118,946 6,029 9,724 8,806 1,028,579 1,172,084 All Racially Aggravated Offences 189,990 9,904 13,013 10,332 1,357,982 1,481,221 1 The ethnicity classification used here is the standard “4+1” classification as used in the 2001 Census. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Criminal Justice Evidence and Analysis Unit—Office for Criminal Justice Reform.
Offence type White Black Asian Other Unknown Total Homicide 3191 72 38 22 175 626 Attempted murder 42 7 10 6 31 96 Wounding or other act endangering life 1 ,083 157 102 48 507 1,897 Other more serious offences 149 15 22 9 119, 314 Other wounding 7,700 556 392 200 10,896 19,744 Racially or religiously aggravated other wounding 80 4 3 — 70 157 Assault without injury 7,556 287 277 100 30,109 38,329 Racially or religiously aggravated assault without injury 153 6 7 3 340 509 Rape 414 75 45 27 190 751 Other Sexual Offences 1,773 131 129 52 1,949 4,034 Robbery 3,073 879 311 208 3,010 7,481 Burglary 7,938 515 158 123 15,518 24,252 Theft and Handling 24,040 1,002 746 344 86,937 113,069 Fraud and Forgery 3,385 483 466 187 16,257 20,778 Criminal Damage 2,462 99 71 61 9,042 11,735 Threat or conspiracy to murder 204 15 2l 8 328 576 Harassment 1,007 36 49 19 3,564 4,675 Racially or religiously aggravated: harassment 55 5 1 1 112 174 Other less serious offences 12,624 565 519 187 47,749 61,644 Other offences 123,807 7,437 6,742 6,375 1,082,786 1,227,147 All Racially Aggravated Offences 197,864 12,346 10,109 7,980 1,309,689 1,537,988 1 The ethnicity classification used here is the standard “4+1” classification as used in the 2001 Census. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Criminal Justice Evidence and Analysis Unit—Office for Criminal Justice Reform.
Offence type White Black Asian Other Unknown Total Homicide 363 88 35 18 152 656 Attempted murder 29 12 12 3 10 66 Wounding or other act endangering life 1,085 133 79 37 538 1,872 Other more serious offences 185 12 20 10 117 344 Other wounding 8,538 543 417 214 11,316 21,028 Racially or religiously aggravated other wounding 96 5 6 1 91 199 Assault without injury 9,086 356 324 114 34,865 44,745 Racially or religiously aggravated assault without injury 182 10 8 2 425 627 Rape 475 76 32 24 189 726 Other Sexual Offences 1,912 97 138 53 1,812 4,012 Robbery 2,873 756 288 164 3,002 7,083 Burglary 7,526 466 140 129 14,690 22,951 Theft and Handling 23,230 1,087 637 405 80,773 106,132 Fraud and Forgery 3,235 637 431 257 15,809 20,369 Criminal Damage 2,474 91 72 59 9,022 11,718 Threat or conspiracy to murder 224 15 16 5 340 600 Harassment 1,171 46 36 16 3,916 5,185 Racially or religiously aggravated harassment 53 5 2 — 90 150 Other less serious offences 13,667 617 460 225 47,128 62,097 Other offences 114,877 7,118 6,427 8,594 1,027,606 1,164,622 All Racially Aggravated Offences 191,281 12,170 9,580 10,330 1,251,891 1,475,252 1 The ethnicity classification used here is the standard “4+1” classification as used in the 2001 Census. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Criminal Justice Evidence and Analysis Unit - Office for Criminal Justice Reform.
Offence type White Black Asian Other Unknown Total Homicide 326 70 51 15 123 585 Attempted murder 38 12 8 2 19 79 Wounding or other act endangering life 1 ,037 162 84 46 392 1,721 Other more serious offences 172 8 23 3 91 297 Other wounding 9,143 607 418 193 11,281 21,642 Racially or religiously aggravated other wounding 98 1 6 3 116 224 Assault without injury 10,744 412 299 114 37,691 49,260 Racially or religiously aggravated assault without injury 1 99 13 111 1 505 729 Rape 518 91 47 24 183 863 Other Sexual Offences 2,036 110 138 54 1,700 4,038 Robbery 3,114 888 299 204 3,600 8,105 Burglary 7,505 528 144 114 14,664 22,955 Theft and Handling 22,813 1,098 636 351 76,451 101,349 Fraud and Forgery 3,079 854 496 264 15,004 19,697 Criminal Damage 2,714 106 88 46 9,702 12,656 Threat or conspiracy to murder 210 18 20 7 263 518 Harassment 1,140 51 82 21 4,040 5,334 Racially or religiously aggravated harassment 62 7 1 1 127 198 Other less serious offences 14,936 647 443 222 48,117 64,365 Other offences 108,459 6,323 6,001 7,772 970,603 1,099,158 All Racially Aggravated Offences 188,343 12,006 9,295 9,457 1,194,672 1,413,773 1 The ethnicity classification used here is the standard “4+1” classification as used in the 2001 Census. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Criminal Justice Evidence and Analysis Unit - Office for Criminal Justice Reform.