There was a violent racist offence recorded almost every single day for a year in Northern Ireland according to a police report.
According to a newly released PSNI report into hate crimes, from July 2019 to June 2020, there were 1,611 recorded hate crimes in Northern Ireland - 56 fewer than the year before.
However there has been an increase in violence against a person, racist, sectarian and homophobic crimes with 86 more than the past year.
Overall there were 589 recorded racist crimes, 78 fewer than the year before when there were 667. But there were 36 more racist violence against the person offences, with 355 recorded.
There was a large decrease in the number of theft and criminal damage offences with a racist motivation, with 219 taking place from July 2019 to June 2020 and 324 in 2018/19.
The most racist crimes were recorded in Belfast, with 235, followed by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon with 58. Although both areas saw a decrease from the previous year.
15 more homophobic crimes were recorded compared to the previous 12 months, when 218 were reported. Homophobic violence against a person offences also increased to 183 - a rise of 30 from the previous year.
Belfast had the highest number of recorded homophobic crimes, with 72, although this was a decrease of 11 on the past year.
The Derry City and Strabane area had the second most recorded with 32 - a rise of 15.
Transphobic crimes increased by 26 during the recording period, going from 15 to 41.
There was a slight decrease in the number of recorded sectarian crimes, with 628 taking place in the past 12 months, compared to 647 the year before.
However there was 20 more violence against a person sectarian offences, with 332 taking place compared to 312.
Belfast saw the most sectarian crimes, with 200 being recorded. This was an increase of 10 on the 12 months before. The Derry City and Strabane area had the second highest with 86, although this was 20 fewer than the previous year.
16 Orange or Apprentice Boys Halls were attacked from July 2019 to June 2020, five more than the previous 12 months. Eight churches or chapels were also targeted.
There were 64 recorded disability crimes during the period, an increase of eight from the year before. There was also five attacks on schools.
Just under a quarter of homophobic crimes resulted in an outcome (23.9%) while 14.3% of racist crimes did.
In total racist, homophobic and sectarian crimes account to 1.4% of all police recorded crimes in Northern Ireland.
