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4Come on. Sourced data is available in all the articles linked from the one you quoted for the claim, quoting Home Office, National Police Chiefs' Council, ...– DevSolarCommented Nov 11, 2016 at 12:37
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2@DevSolar I think the point here is that data on reported hate crimes isn't particularly good evidence. It's quite plausible that Brexit could lead to a change in reporting, because people might be more likely to interpret incidents as possible hate crimes given the atmosphere around Brexit. Media narratives about a "spike in hate crimes" can also be self-fulfilling in terms of reports.– user11522Commented Nov 11, 2016 at 13:17
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1@dan1111: So you'd be looking for the number of convictions. Somewhat tricky when many of the cases have probably not even gone to court yet, hm?– DevSolarCommented Nov 11, 2016 at 13:18
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1@DevSolar the OP asked about "investigations, prosecutions or convictions". It does seem likely that the question isn't going to be answerable, but I think the skepticism of the claim is warranted.– user11522Commented Nov 11, 2016 at 13:19
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4@DevSolar: If you knew much about cops, you wouldn't assume that.– jamesqfCommented Nov 11, 2016 at 18:39
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