The number of transgender hate crimes reported from December 2014 to December 2024
24 April 2025
Our Ref: FOI2025/02646
REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/02646
I write in connection with your request for information received on 25 March. I note you seek access to the following information:
Request
Please can I request the data for the following for the dates 01.01.2014 to 31.12.2024 inclusive:
1. The number of transgender hate crimes reported per year from 2014 to 2024 inclusive
2. The number of transgender hate crimes referred to the CPS for prosecution, per year from 2014 to 2024 inclusive
3. The number of transgender hate crimes that resulted in no further action, reported per year from 2014 to 2024 inclusive
4. The details of any police policies or initiatives to increase the detection and/or prosecution of hate crimes against transgender people
5. The details of any police policies or initiatives involving outreach to transgender communities or trans advocacy groups.
Please perform a search on your Crime Recording System for all substantiated crimes recorded between 01/01/2014 and 31/12/2021 where the hate tags of 'Transphobic' and 'Gender Identity - Trans' have been applied.
When searching for prosecution data, please search for individuals charged or summoned for an anti-trans hate offence.
Response
I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.
Following enquiries within the Hertfordshire Constabulary please see our response below.
Reported Hate Crimes - Transgender
January 1 2014 to March 31 2025
Total Crimes Reported
|
Crime Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Total |
2 |
3 |
18 |
20 |
23 |
23 |
33 |
43 |
27 |
37 |
46 |
10 |
Total Crimes Reported
|
Outcome (where given) |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Type 1a - Charged/Summonsed (Alternate offence) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Type 3 - Adult Caution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Type 8 - Community Resolution |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Type 14 - Suspect not identified - Victim Unsupportive |
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect - Evidential Difficulties |
|
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
2 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect - Victim Unsupportive |
|
|
3 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
15 |
8 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
|
Type 17 - Prosecution Time Limit Expired |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Type 18 - No Suspect Identified |
2 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
15 |
|
|
Type 20 - Other Agency Delegation |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
(Not yet assigned) |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
7 |
|
Total |
2 |
6 |
18 |
20 |
23 |
23 |
33 |
43 |
27 |
37 |
46 |
10 |
Q4 – Hertfordshire Constabulary ensures that all hate crime is allocated to a Hate crime officer to assist us with increasing the detection and prosecution of all hate crime including those committed against transgender people.
Q5- Within Hertfordshire we have trained LGBTQ+ liaison officers working across the service, and we have our own internal LGBTQ+ network. We continue to build partnerships with LGBTQ+ youth groups and colleges and have a community advisor in a Transgender support group. We attend Herts pride yearly and other local pride events within the community. We hosted the 2025 Hertfordshire LGBTQ+ conference which was attended by staff, partners and support groups.
Hertfordshire also has dedicated Hate crime officers who own the investigation of hate crimes rather than holding an advisory role. Having dedicated officer’s means we can put all our victims in contact with a specialist officer to help advise, support, reassure and build trust.
The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter please do not hesitate to contact me quoting the above reference number.
Yours sincerely
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