Clifton-Sprigg, Joanna; James, Jonathan; Vujic, Suncica - 2021
We provide causal evidence of the impact of the Brexit referendum vote on hate crime in the United Kingdom (UK). Using … various data sources, including unique data collected from the UK Police Forces by Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, and … Brexit referendum led to an increase in hate crime by around 15-25%. This effect was concentrated in the first quarter after …