The annual Human Rights and Racial Equality Benchmarking Report 2013/2014, released on Tuesday, has found that there were 982 racist incidents in 2013-14 while there were 750 such incidents in 2012-2013.
The majority of crimes occurred in the Greater Belfast area since the start of 2014, the study showed.
The report has found that police have managed to solve just over 8 percent of race hate incidents reported between January and April 2014.
Moreover, only 12 out of a reported 14,000 race hate crimes in the region over the last five years resulted in successful prosecutions.
The study follows a recent series of racially motivated attacks and remarks aimed against minorities in Northern Ireland.
In May, Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson voiced support for Pastor James McConnell, a cleric who has denounced Islam in his sermons. In addition, Robison caused further anger after stating in an interview that he would not trust Muslims who adhered to Sharia law.
Will Kerr, a senior police officer, revealed in April that the loyalist paramilitary group, the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), had been orchestrating racist attacks in south and east Belfast. The group was responsible for an overall 70 percent increase in hate crime in the city.
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