Good morning,

It's the start of National Hate Crime Awareness Week.

What is a hate crime?

Any criminal offence perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by hostility or prejudice to the person's race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or disability - remember someone may have a hidden disability and still be targeted.

A victim does not have to be a member of the group at which hostility is targeted. 

If you are a victim, or have witnessed a crime motivated by hate, report it now.

If you see it or experience it, report it online by calling 101, via True Vision - https://www.report-it.org.uk/home  or via Third Party Reporting Centres - https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/get-involved/hatecrime/third-party-reporting-centres

Why report – any characteristic 

Reporting - why does it matter? 

Hate crimes are rarely one-off incidents, and the impact on victims, their friends, family and or the community can be devastating and overwhelming.

Being you is not a crime, being targeted for being you is. 

Reporting a hate crime – What should you expect from us if you report a hate crime?

If you report a crime which you believe is motivated by hate then this will be recorded as a hate crime.

We will ask lots of questions so that we can get all the information we need to make the right decisions and give the victim the right support.

If you have any difficulty understanding what is going on, please ask. We will provide the right support to make sure everything is clear to you. 

More: https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/get-involved/hatecrime