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Trans people 'face increasingly unwelcoming environment' in Scotland as hate crimes double since 2015

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Hate crimes against transgender people in Scotland have increased by almost double since 2015, according to recent figures.

A Freedom of Information request to Police Scotland from the Daily Record revealed that 101 hate crimes with a transgender aggravator were recorded by cops in 2019.

That figure has increased by more than 48% from the number recorded in 2015, where officers received 52 reports. The force defines a hate crimes as “any crime which is perceived by the victim or any other

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