TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - The COVID-19 outbreak as a trigger event for sinophobic hate crimes in the United Kingdom
JO  - British journal of criminology
A1  - Schumann, Sandy
A1  - Moore, Ysanne
SP  - 367
EP  - 383
VL  - 63
IS  - 2
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-0955
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac015
ID  - ref1
ER  -