Anti-Muslim hate crime in the British city of Manchester has skyrocketed by more than 500 percent following the May 22 concert suicide bombing in the city, according to local police.
The number of Islamophobic crimes recorded by the Greater Manchester Police between May 22, 2017 – the date of the deadly attack by Salman Abedi – and June 19, 2017 was 224, Anadolu Agency reported.
This is a sharp increase from 37 in the same period last year, according to police figures. The increase rate is 505.40 percent.
Rob Potts, Greater Manchester police assistant chief constable, said in a statement on Thursday: “When a major tragedy occurs such as the attacks in Manchester and London, it is sadly not unusual for there to be a spike in the amount of hate crimes, specifically against race and religion, but thankfully they do decrease again quickly.”
