Trans people twice as likely to be victims of crime in England and Wales
Transgender people in England and Wales are twice as likely to be victims of crime than cisgender people, official figures show.Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that just more than one in four trans people (28%) experienced crime in the year ending March 2020, compared with 14% of people whose gender identity is the same as the sex they were registered at birth.It is the first time the UK statistics authority has published data on the gender identity of victims of crime in its annual survey.Figures also showed that white people were the least likely to have experienced crime, at 13%, while people of mixed or multiple ethnic backgrounds were most likely to be victims, at 20%.Those of Asian ethnic backgrounds were also.
