Hate Incidents and Crime
It is a human right to be safe and secure and to live free from
fear or harassment. Hate incidents / crime are based on ignorance,
prejudice, discrimination and hate and have no place in our
society. Hate incident / crime victims are often amongst the
most vulnerable of our society and the effects can have:
- A marked and detrimental impact on the victim
- An impact on the feelings of safety in a community or section
of a community
- An effect on cohesion
Hate incidents / crimes are taken to mean any incident or
crime where the perpetrators prejudice against an identifiable
group of people is a factor in determining WHO is victimised. This
is a broad and inclusive definition. A victim does not have to be a
member of the group, in fact anyone can be a victim of hate crime
or incidents.
Definitions
Hate incidents / crime:
Any incident / crime which is perceived by the victim or any
other person as motivated by prejudice or hate.
Racist incidents / crime:
Any incident / crime which is perceived to be racist by the
victim or any other person.
Homophobic incidents / crime:
Any incident / crime which is perceived to be homophobic by the
victim or any other person.
Transphobic incidents / crime:
Any incident / crime which is perceived to be transphobic
by the victim or any other person.
Disablist incidents / crime:
Any incident / crime which is perceived to be based on prejudice
or hatred because of their disability by the victim or any other
person.
Faith or religious belief incidents /
crime:
Any incident / crime which is perceived to be based
on prejudice or hatred because of their faith or religious belief
by the victim or any other person. To ensure a swift response,
serious offences should be reported through our Force Control Room.
All Bedfordshire police officers and staff can be expected to
deal with any reported crime in an appropriate and sensitive
manner.
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