A crime, typically one involving violence, motivated by prejudice against a particular religion.
there was a rise in faith crimes last year
Example sentencesExamples
- The tables show all racial and faith crimes and incidents recorded in Devon and Cornwall for the dates requested.
- He said there were similarities between the two murders, but that a faith crime was also being explored as a motive.
- Faith crimes against Christian churches and priests are not being properly investigated, according to a former police officer.
- The number of ethnic and faith crimes decreased two-fold in 2009.
- How do I report hate and faith crime?