A hate crime or incident is any behaviour that someone thinks was caused by hostility towards, prejudice or hatred of;

• Disability (including physical impairment, mental health problems, learning disabilities, hearing and visual impairments)
• Gender identity (people who are transgender, transsexual or transvestite)
• Race, skin colour, nationality, ethnicity or heritage
• Religion, faith or belief (including people without belief)
• Sexual orientation (people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or heterosexual)

It can include

• Name calling or verbal abuse
• Graffiti or writing (e.g. notes, emails, sms)
• Damage to property
• Physical attacks or violence including sexual violence
• Threats or intimidation
• Bullying or harassment
• Setting fire to things (arson)
• Murder

If you have been affected by hate crime we can support you to report it. Read more here...