The Met, the UK’s biggest police force, said there had been 218 antisemitic offenses in London between October 1 and 18, compared to 15 in the same period last year, a rise of 1,353 percent.
The force added that Islamophobic crimes had increased from 42 to 101 during the same period, up 140%.
Police boosted patrols across parts of London and deployed officers to religious schools and places of worship following Hamas’s terror onslaught against Israel on October 7, the deadliest attack in the Jewish state’s history.
“Regrettably, despite the increased presence of officers we have seen a significant increase in hate crime across London,” the Met said, adding it had made 21 arrests for such offenses. READ MORE
