Last year saw more crimes targeting refugees outside of their asylum accommodation than at any time since 2016, according to provisional data recently released. The figures show showed a 67% increase in such attacks compared to 2022. Nationwide, there were 2,378 such offences with 313 of these involving violence, and 219 people injured in the attacks last year. In 2022 security officials recorded 1,420 offences directed towards refugees outside their accommodation, the ministry said. At that tim