TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Local deprivation predicts right-wing hate crime in England
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Belgioioso, Margherita
A1  - Dworschak, Christoph
A1  - Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede
SP  - e0289423
EP  - e0289423
VL  - 18
IS  - 9
N2  - We argue that community deprivation can increase the risk of right-wing radicalization and violent attacks and that measures of local deprivation can help improve forecasting local hate crime rates. A large body of research stresses how experiences of deprivation can erode the perceived legitimacy of political leaders and institutions, increase alienation, and encourage right-wing radicalization and hate crime. Existing analyses have found limited support for a close relationship between deprivation and radicalization among individuals. We provide an alternative approach using highly disaggregated data for England and show that information on local deprivation can improve predictions of the location of right-wing hate crime attacks. Beyond the ability to predict where right-wing hate crime is likely, our results suggest that efforts to decrease deprivation can have important consequences for political violence, and that targeting structural facilitators to prevent far-right violence ex ante can be an alternative or complement to ex post measures.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289423
ID  - ref1
ER  -