Increase in hate crime
EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY MAY 8 File photo dated 08/01/20 of a Garda logo on a Garda vehicle in Dublin. There has been a 12% increase in the number of hate crimes and hate-related incidents reported to gardai. The force said some 651 hate crimes and hate-related (non-crime) incidents were recorded in 2023, up from 582 in 2022. Issue date: Wednesday May 8, 2024.