Claim: There has been a 400% increase in hate crime within the LGBT+ community.
Fact-check: Change in LGBT+ hate crime levels not as simple as Dawn Butler suggests - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. there are two sources of data on this type of hate crime. one estimates a 261% increase in hate crime on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender identity, and the other estimates a 40% decrease in hate crimes based on sexual orientation since around 2010. neither measure is perfect.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Kate Lewis
Date published: 2020-02-18T00:00:00