REPORTING
A Hate
Incident is any incident that the victim or any other person believes has been
motivated by hatred of race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
Hate Incidents can be reported directly to the Police,
to the Stop Hate Line or at a Hate Incident Reporting Centre.
THE STOP HATE LINE
If
you are being affected by hate crime call the
Stop Hate Line on
0800 138 1625 and talk to someone at
any time of day or night.
The Stop Hate Line
can take reports of hate incidents and provide information on what help is
available for you in your local area. It is available
for people living anywhere in the UK.
Hate crime is
unacceptable – and it is illegal. It can take may forms
including verbal or physical abuse, damage to property,
arson, graffiti and even murder.
The
Stop Hate Line
provides a confidential 24-hour alternative to reporting
directly to the police. You can talk about your experience
to a trained operator, who can provide information about
services and possible courses of action – or simply listen. Information will only be passed on to the police and
relevant support agencies with your consent.
Even if you’re
not the victim, you can still call the
Stop Hate Line to
talk about incidents you have witnessed.
HATE INCIDENT REPORTING CENTRES (HIRC)
There are over 80 Hate Incident Reporting
Centres in Leeds. Please use the drop down menus to find a
HIRC by name or by district. You can visit a HIRC to report
any Hate Incident you have experienced or witnessed. The
information you provide is confidential, and will only be
shared with the police or support agencies with your
consent.
