According to The Independent newspaper, between June 24 and July 2 London police received 599 such reports, or an average of 67 cases of racially-motivated incidents each day, compared to 44 prior to the Brexit referendum.
"We can report there has been an increase in hate crime offences since the UK EU referendum," Mak Chishty, a Metropolitan Police commander was quoted as saying by the media outlet.
Superb editorial on rise in hate crime after brexit vote.EU citizens in Uk should not be used as bargaining chip @FT pic.twitter.com/QD8wwNg8kB
— Lykke Friis (@lykkefriis) 6 июля 2016 г.
On June 23, a nationwide referendum was held in the United Kingdom, in which 51.9 percent of voters supported the country withdrawing from the European Union. After the official results were revealed, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who had led the Remain campaign, said he would resign in October.
Brexit campaigners made migration a central issue to persuade people to vote for leaving the bloc, arguing that outside the European Union the United Kingdom would be able to ensure better control over its borders and significantly reduce the number of immigrants coming to the country.
