@sp1814
//If there are 473 antisemetic crimes in the first half of this year but virtually none (well, at least I couldn't find any by searching online) - should the police be spending resources to record it? //
But virtually none what? In think the phantom word stealer (aka AB's edit window quirks) has chopped a full half sentence out of that paragraph.
This change does have a flipside. If they follow through on the stats and have to adjust the resources spent on preventative policing, then a group, currently accustomed to a lot of police protection, may find themselves more exposed than before. Assuming that this is going to be a zero-sum game, as far as funding is concerned.
Strictly speaking, if total attacks are on the increase, nationwide, then the budget had to increase, at a time when other budgets are getting slashed.
Race crime leads to either cuts in shared services or, ultimately, increases in taxation. Race hate groups cost us all money.