The latest data comes as anti-migrant protests grow, with many hotels co-opted by the Home Office into housing people seeking asylum.
Racist offences in Scotland are on the rise, accounting for 60 per cent of all hate crimes, shock figures have revealed.
Police Scotland recorded 5206 hate crimes between April and September – 317 up on the same period last year – with racially-motivated offences showing the “most notable increase”.
Data shows 3164 were racial offences – 60 per cent – a rise of over 6 per cent, or 184 more, than the same period last year.
The data comes as anti-migrant protests grow, with many hotels co-opted by the Home Office into housing people seeking asylum.
The latest figures reveal there have been 32 hate crimes at accommodation housing migrants, 26 of which have been racially motivated.
There have been 13 hate crimes at the “most publicised accommodation that has seen the focus of anti-immigration protests”, 11 of which were racially aggravated.
Police Scotland confirmed this, referred to Falkirk which has been the scene of repeated clashes involving pro and anti-immigration demonstrators.
It comes as it prepares to send hate crime “spotters” to migrant protests across the country in a bid to crackdown on abuse, including racial or religious slurs.
But a force report, which went to the Scottish Police Authority last week, says: “The aforementioned crimes are only crimes linked to accommodation and didn’t necessarily take place at the time of the protests.
“Additionally, it is not possible to determine from the data how many hate crimes overall are the result of heightened protests regarding immigration.”
Other hate offences, targeting age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, transgender and variations in sex characteristics, made up 2345 of the number.
Home Office data shows more than 6300 asylum seekers are being supported in Scotland, including almost 1800 in “contingency accommodation” like hotels.
Polls confirm immigration has emerged as a top three concern for Scottish voters for the first time, with protests taking place across the country, including Perth, Falkirk, Aberdeenshire, Inverness, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
There was fury in Inverness over plans for Cameron Barracks to be used as temporary accommodation for around 300 men, as part of UK government efforts to close asylum hotels.
Communities have expressed concerns over the potential impact of the influx of large numbers of male asylum seekers.
In June Sadeq Nikzad, 29, was jailed for nine year after being convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl just yards from the migrant hotel in Falkirk he was staying in after leaving Afghanistan.
Chief constable Jo Farrell says officers are policing more than 40 protests a week, tying up around 300 cops and diverting them from other key frontline roles.
She said: “We saw the first anti-immigration protest take place in Inverness which shows the spread of demand and impact of geopolitics and civil unrest across the country, reaching communities where protest activity is not common.”
Amnesty International claims the rise in civil unrest is being stoked by anti-migrant agitators intent on spreading “fear, division, and disinformation”.
Elizabeth Thomson, Amnesty’s acting Scotland programme director, voiced “serious concern” over the rise of toxic street politics and anti-migrant protests.
