RT Article
T1 The COVID-19 Outbreak as a Trigger Event for Sinophobic Hate Crimes in the United Kingdom
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 63
IS 2
SP 367
OP 383
A1 Schumann, Sandy
A1 Moore, Ysanne
A2 Moore, Ysanne
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1839595396
AB We assessed whether the COVID-19 outbreak in the United Kingdom was associated with a rise in sinophobic hate crimes as well as the temporal distribution of victimization rates. A victimization survey (N = 393) showed that following the first known case of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, Chinese/East Asian persons had a higher likelihood of being hate crime or incident victims than members of other ethnic minority groups. Specifically, victimization reported by Chinese/East Asian participants reached its highest level in March 2020 (before lockdown); it then dropped significantly after an initial relaxation of restrictions in May 2020. Overall, we documented a temporary, potentially slightly delayed hate crime trigger effect of the COVID-19 outbreak.
DO 10.1093/bjc/azac015