Hate Crime

What is hate crime?

Hate crime is an incident or crime which is perceived to be motivated by prejudice or hostility (or perceived to be so) against a person’s:

Race – nationality, ethnicity, skin colour and heritage
Faith – religion, belief, non-religious belief
Disability – physical, hearing and visual impairments, mental ill health and learning disabilities
Sexual orientation – people who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or heterosexual
Gender identity –people who identify as ‘trans’ including transgender or transsexual people

It can include things like:

Physical assault
Damage to property
Offensive graffiti
Arson
Inciting hatred online
Name calling
Attacks or violence

Put a stop to it

Even if you are unsure whether what you have experienced or witnessed was a crime, by reporting the incident, it enables us to support the victim, deal with it appropriately, work with our partners to better understand hate crime and ultimately, stop others becoming victims.

Report it

Call 101 or in an emergency call 999.

You can also report Hate online

As well as the police you can also report hate to other agencies if you prefer. Please bear in mind this information will be passed on to enable us to investigate.

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Reporting centres in Rotherham

Crimestoppers – Report anonymously on 0800 555 111. Anonymous reports will be passed to police; however, an investigation may be limited where reports are anonymous.

See the HATE CRIME website: www.stophateuk.org, if you see a Hate Crime happen or know someone who is a victim,you can also get in touch via HATE CRIME website: www.stophateuk.org

Phone: 0800 138 1625

Text Relay: 18001 0900 130 1625

Chat: https://www.stophateuk.org/talk-to-us/

Online Form: https://www.stophateuk.org/tell/

Post: Stop Hate UK, PO Box 484, LS7 9BZ

CALL 999 IF YOU ARE IN DANGER