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Radio London,6 mins
Hate crimes surge on London's transport network
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New figures from Transport for London show the number of hate crimes being reported to police has increased by a third across its network. Transport for London recorded 2,974 incidents of hate crime in 2023-24, compared to 2,217 in the previous 12 months. It has deployed specialist teams to patrol the network to crack down on such incidents. Â鶹Éç Radio London's Salma El-Wardany speaks to Elektra Fence about her experiences with homophobic attacks.
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