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Reference:
2012/1712
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Question by:
Jennette Arnold OBE
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Meeting date:
13 June 2012
A recent report by Muscular Dystrophy Campaign found that 62% of disabled young people say that they have been the victim of disability hate crimes such as being verbally or physically abused, or suffering threatening behaviour. However, 6 out of every 10 crimes go unreported to any figure of authority and 80% of the young disabled people believe that the police do not take disability hate crime seriously enough. Reporting of Hate Crime in London has remained both low and steady over the past 4 years. Given this worrying evidence, what plans do you have as Mayor to increase disabled...