Information on Hate Crime

What is hate crime?  

A Hate Crime is, any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice, based on a person's:

• Disability or perceived disability
• Race or perceived race
• Religion or perceived religion
• Sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation
• Transgender identity or perceived transgender identity.

Any crime can be prosecuted as a hate crime if the offender has either:

• Demonstrated hostility based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity
  Or
• Been motivated by hostility based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity

There is no legal definition of hostility so we use the everyday understanding of the word which includes ill-will, spite, contempt, prejudice, unfriendliness, antagonism, resentment and dislike.

Hate Crimes may involve physical assault or damage to property

Hate Incidents may involve bullying, harassment, verbal abuse or insults, offensive graffiti or letters /text messages/ emails/ comments over social media.

How to report a Hate Crime

Click on this link to report a Hate Crime

• Hate crime | Nottinghamshire Police

To find out what happens next after you have reported a Hate Crime please watch this video

• Click to view video Reporting a Hate Crime - YouTube Video

Useful documents & links 

• Community Security Trust - a charity protecting British Jews from antisemitism
  • Report Antisemitic Behaviour – CST – Protecting Our Jewish Community
• Crown prosecution service - hate crime and the law
  
  • Hate crime | The Crown Prosecution Service
• Disability hate crime reporting - easy read
  
  • Disability Hate Crime Reporting Book
• Kooth - for young people to get free, safe and anonymous online support
  
  • Home - Kooth
• On Your Side - support service for East and Southeast Asian victims of hate
  
  • On Your Side - ESEA Hate Crime and Incident Reporting
• Friend or Fake? Easy Read Booklet - ARC England - for people with learning disabilities and their families
  
  • Friend or Fake? Easy Read Booklet - ARC England
• Tell Mama  - a support service for those who face anti-Muslim hatred and prejudice in the UK
  
  • Tell Mama: Report in Anti-Muslim Hate or Islamophobia
• True vision - reporting internet hate crime
  • Internet Hate Crime - True Vision