Scottish Government Reveals: 95% of Religiously Motivated Violence is Directed Against Christians
Statistics published by the Scottish Government provide new detail on the scale of religious hate crimes across Scotland. The information has been made available following a pledge made by the First Minister that a more comprehensive analysis of data relating to Section 74 of the Criminal Justice Scotland Act 2003 would be undertaken and published.
The data shows that in 2010-11: - There were 693 charges aggravated by religious prejudice - up nearly 10 per cent in a year and the highest level in four years - 58 per cent of charges related to offences which were derogatory towards Roman Catholicism and 37 per cent of charges related to offences which were derogatory to Protestantism. - 2.3 per cent related to Judaism, and 2.1 per cent related to Islam - There were charges with a religious aggravation in 27 out of Scotland's 32 Local Authority areas.
Sources: http://www.copfs.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Hate%20Crime%20-%20publication%20-%20final%20version.pdf http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/11/18120149
The data shows that in 2010-11: - There were 693 charges aggravated by religious prejudice - up nearly 10 per cent in a year and the highest level in four years - 58 per cent of charges related to offences which were derogatory towards Roman Catholicism and 37 per cent of charges related to offences which were derogatory to Protestantism. - 2.3 per cent related to Judaism, and 2.1 per cent related to Islam - There were charges with a religious aggravation in 27 out of Scotland's 32 Local Authority areas.
Sources: http://www.copfs.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Hate%20Crime%20-%20publication%20-%20final%20version.pdf http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/11/18120149