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Dozens of people are appearing in court following the worst violent disorder that the UK has seen in more than a decade.
Those sentenced include a woman who sent a threatening message suggesting others should "blow up a mosque" and a man seen "launching bricks" at police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.
The violence, in towns and cities across England and in Northern Ireland, has been fuelled by misinformation online, the far-right and anti-immigration sentiment.
At least 365 people in England and Wales have been charged in connection with the violent disorder. Some people face multiple charges.
Of the 502 charges analysed by BBC News, violent disorder was the most common, with 228 counts. There were 40 counts of assaulting an emergency worker and 32 of harassment, alarm or distress.
A 15-year-old from Sunderland has become the first person in England and Wales to be charged with riot, the most serious public order offence. It carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
There were also 29 people charged with offences involving social media or other online activity.
At least 42 people under the age of 18 have been charged in connection with the disorder. However, the average age of suspects is 33.
Of the 365 people charged, at least 334 are men.
The analysis includes incidents in 34 cities or towns across England. Online offences were not assigned a location.
Northern Ireland has separate disorder laws to England and Wales. The BBC has analysed charges for 16 people following incidents in Belfast. The most common charge was riot.
Of the 90 people the BBC has figures for who have already been sentenced, most were sent to jail.
The average prison sentence length was two years.
However, some cases have involved community orders, fines or younger people being sent to young offender institutions.
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