Hate crime against transgender people up by almost a third from last year

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61% : This follows the national trend - the data also shows an 11 per cent rise in anti-transgender offences across England and Wales, with more than 4,700 crimes recorded in 2022-23.Sussex Police recorded 3,476 hate crimes in the year up to March, up from 3,139 the year before.
39% : A spokesman for the charity said: "Many of them are filling the public domain with toxic language that dehumanises LGBTQ+ people."READ MORE: 'Where should she have gone?' 'Brave' trans woman died after 'push back' from systemThe Home Office says public discussion by political leaders and the media could be behind a rise in transphobic hate crime across the country.
39% : "We expect the police to fully investigate these hateful attacks and make sure the cowards who commit them feel the full force of the law."

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