Hate Crime

About hate crime and hate incidents

Everyone has the 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.

Age hate crime

The Crown Prosecution Service has issued a new policy on prosecuting crimes against older people and in this policy they define the range of crimes which older people may experience.

Alternative subcultures

We will now consider violence against alternative subcultures as a hate crime strand. This will enable officers to give more support to victims of anti-punk or anti-goth crime.

Disability

Any incident, which is perceived to be based upon prejudice towards or hatred of the victim because of their actual or perceived disability.

Racist and religious hate crime

Any incident, which is perceived to be based upon prejudice towards or hatred of the victim because of their actual or perceived race.

Sexual orientation and gender identity hate crime

Information about homophobic and transgender based hate crime.

Hate bullying in schools

The term hate bullying refers to a range of hurtful behaviour, both physical and psychological, that makes a person feel unwelcome, side-lined, excluded, powerless or worthless because of their race, religion, disability or sexuality.

Reporting hate crime and support for victims

Information on how to report hate crime and what support is available for hate crime victims.