Religious hate crimes in Scotland have surged 10 per cent in the last year, according to research released today by the Scottish government.
The report, ‘Religiously Aggravated Offending in Scotland 2010/11’, found there were 693 charges aggravated by religious prejudice last year – the highest in four years.
Of these, a staggering 58 per cent were against Catholics while 37 per cent were against Protestants; 2.3 per cent related to Judaism and 2.1 per cent to Islam. [Left Foot Forward] Read more
