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Hate crime is on rise in Scotland according to new report by prosecutors

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racism, religion, disability and sexual orientation.A report published by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service on Friday showed that racism is still the most commonly reported hate crime with 3,038 charges brought in the last year alone - a rise of 4% compared to 2018-19.Abuse related to sexual orientation is the second most commonly reported type of hate crime, with an increase in charges of 24% to 1,486 over the same period.The number of hate crimes relating to disability increased by 29% to 387 and there were 660 religiously aggravated charges reported - an increase of 24% compared to the previous year.Charges were brought in relation to transgender identity abuse on 41 occasions, a rise of one on last year.Campaigners for.

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