Hate crime surged in the UK after the EU referendum, according to the latest figures.
Data suggests most police forces in England and Wales saw record levels of hate crime between July and September last year.
Over 14 000 were recorded in that period.
Police monitoring suggests hate crime incidents have levelled out again after the initial spike.
But Mike Ainsworth of Stop Hate UK says it's important that witnesses continue to report what they see.
IN: "Hate crime…
OUT: …lives."
DUR: 19 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0215hate-ainsworth1.mp3
Data suggests most police forces in England and Wales saw record levels of hate crime between July and September last year.
Over 14 000 were recorded in that period.
Police monitoring suggests hate crime incidents have levelled out again after the initial spike.
But Mike Ainsworth of Stop Hate UK says it's important that witnesses continue to report what they see.
IN: "Hate crime…
OUT: …lives."
DUR: 19 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0215hate-ainsworth1.mp3