Claim: Hate crimes spiked by 41%, following the EU referendum.
Fact-check: Hate crime and the EU referendum  - Full Fact
Verdict: yes, the number of hate crimes recorded by the police in july 2016 was 41% higher in july 2016 than in july 2015. there was a sharp increase immediately after the eu referendum.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Richard Braham
Date published: 2016-10-20T00:00:00