Hate Crime
A hate crime is defined as 'any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice. This can be based on a:
- person's race or perceived race
- religion or perceived religion
- sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation
- disability or perceived disability
- any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice against a person who is transgender or perceived to be transgender.
Not all instances involving hate will amount to a criminal offence but are just as important to report. A hate incident is any non-criminal incident which the victim perceives is based on someone’s prejudice towards them because of a protected characteristic.
Hate crime and hate incidents can take many forms including physical and verbal attacks, vandalism, cyberbullying, offensive gestures, or threatening behaviour.
All hate incidents are unacceptable and should be reported
Contact the police to report a hate crime, in an emergency you should always call 999
- if it is not an emergency call 101
- if you have a hearing or speech impairment, use the MPS text phone service:
- for emergencies text 18000 to 999
- for non-emergencies text 18001 to 101
You can report an incident anonymously via Crime Stoppers – 0800 555 111
You can report these to the council directly at 01932 838383.
For further information about hate crime - Hate crime | Surrey Police or Hate crime – Runnymede Borough Council
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