There were 22,839 sexual orientation hate crimes reported by the police in England and Wales in the 2023/24 reporting year, compared with 24,777 in the previous year, with offences for this type of hate crime peaking in 2021/22, at 26,152.

There were 3,711 instances of sexual orientation hate crime offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2023/24, which was the police force in England and Wales with the highest number of these offences in this reporting year.

In 2023/24 there were 1,818 sexual orientation hate crime charges reported to the prosecution service in Scotland, the highest number of hate crime charges of this type during the provided time period.

Worldwide, Brazil reported the highest number of transgender people murdered in 2023, reaching 100 victims. Most of the murders that year were reported in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is assumed that only a minority of the cases actually are reported, and the actual number is estimated to be significantly higher.