30% of incidents against children

SOME three in 10 incidents of racism reported to the NCCRI in the past six months were against children, according to a new report.

The group’s final report on incidents of racism recorded between July and December this year show most cases were against adults. However, in 29% of cases young people and children were targeted. This was substantially higher than previously.

Overall, the most significant victims of racist incidents were black Africans, constituting 42% of all incidents. Travellers accounted for 10.5% while people of Asian origin, as well as Polish, French, Jewish and Muslim communities, also reported experiences of racism.