What are Hate Crime and Hate Incidents?
Hatred is a strong term that goes beyond simply causing offence or hostility.
A hate incident is any incident, which may or may not constitute a criminal offence, that is perceived by the victim, or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
Hate crime is any hate incident, which constitutes a criminal offence, and is perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
Hate crime and incidents can be committed against a person or their property. They are motivated, or perceived to be motivated, by the offender’s hatred of someone because of their:
- Race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality or national origins
- Sexual orientation
- Religion
- Gender identity
- Age
- Disability
Hate offences include:
- Physical attacks – such as physical assault, damage to property, offensive graffiti, neighbour disputes, and arson
- Threat of attack – including offensive letters, abusive or obscene telephone calls, groups hanging around to intimidate, and unfounded, malicious complaints
- Verbal abuse or insults – offensive leaflets, stickers and posters, abusive gestures, dumping of rubbish outside homes or through letterboxes, and bullying at school or in the workplace
Hate crime... so do we
Humberside Police and the Safer Communities Partnership are reaching out to victims of hate crime. The "Hate crime... so do we" scheme was launched on 7th June 2010 and aims to encourage the reporting of hate incidents and hate crimes by providing a variety of convenient reporting methods that the community will be comfortable with using.
Through consultation events the community has worked with Humberside Police to create the scheme. The name "Hate crime... so do we" was selected from a large range of suggestions put forward by different community groups. The chosen name was submitted by a member of the local Hull Muslim Group, Jay Choudhury.
Diversity and Cohesion Manager Adil Khan said: "Humberside Police will not tolerate any form of hate crime. We are committed to ensuring the safety of our community members, regardless of their race, beliefs, immigration status, sexual orientation, or belief."
How to report Hate Crime
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Anyone can report a hate incident or crime - even if you are just an observer. No incident is too minor to report. No matter how insignificant the incident might seem to you, it might be the final piece of a jigsaw that we are compiling, enabling the arrest and prosecution of an offender. Report a hate incident or crime (anonymously if you wish) via:
- Emergency telephone: dial 999 (if you, someone else, or property are in immediate danger)
- Hate Crime Reporting Line (24 hours): 0300 123 4283
- Text: 07772 867 343
- Email: HateCrime@humberside.pnn.police.uk
- Police non-emergency telephone: 0845 60 60 222
- Reporting centres: including Shoreline, Foresight, NELC libraries, Council customer access points, Waltham Parish Council, and Longhurst and Havelok Housing. For a full list please download the Hate Crime Directory from the bottom of the page.
- Self-reporting form available to pick up and take home from all reporting centres.
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For further information on hate crimes and incidents and a comprehensive list of reporting centres and local and national organisations who are able to provide specialist support to victims of hate incidents and crimes, please download the Hate Crime Directory from the download section.