'Children should know they're going to be safe': Huge spike in anti-Semitic hate crimes in Greater Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA report detailing a drastic increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes in Greater Manchester has 'shocked but sadly not surprised' the Jewish community.
The annual report, which was released today by the Community Security Trust (CST), has shown that 284 incidents were reported in Greater Manchester in 2021.
That's a huge 86 per cent increase from the previous year - when 153 incidents were recorded. READ MORE:Woman in wheelchair carried down six flights of stairs by husband and Manchester Airport passengers after BOTH lifts break down Arnie Saunders is a Rabbi and councillor for Kersal and Broughton Park - which has one of the highest Jewish populations in the UK. "I'd like to say I'm shocked but I have experienced it," he told the Manchester Evening News.
In total, 16 per cent of the reported incidents in Greater Manchester fell under categories of assault and extreme violence - double the national average. "There have been attacks in my own community, where people have been punched and so on," Coun Saunders said.
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