UK's Metropolitan Police announced on X that, since Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, they had made 133 arrests for incidents of hate crimes and racially aggravated offenses.
Despite the large number of arrests, only 26 people have been charged and only 14 of those 26 were charged for offenses relating to antisemitism.
Since the 7th October:➡️133 arrests for incidents of hate crimes and racially aggravated offences,➡️26 charged: 14 for Antisemitism, 6 for allegations of Islamophobia. The remaining have been charged with faith hate, criminal damage and other matters. pic.twitter.com/zRETjU64bt
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 3, 2023
The arrests come as the Met reported a 1350% increase in antisemitic hate crimes in London.