Hate Crime
- What is hate crime?
- How to report a hate crime
- Anti-Social Behaviour Action Team
- Hate Crime and Harassment Strategy
What is hate crime?
Hate crime is where a person’s prejudice against an identifiable group of people (eg Muslims, gays or lesbians, ethnic minorities) is a factor in determining who it is they choose as their victim.
However, to be a victim of hate crime, you do not have to be a member of an identifiable minority group or someone who is generally considered vulnerable. In fact, anyone can be the victim of a hate crime.
Hate crime can include:
- verbal abuse
- physical attack
- offensive literature
- graffiti
- damage to property
- arson
A hate crime is caused by hatred of:
- belief or religion
- disability
- race
- ethnicity or nationality
- sexual orientation
- age
- gender
Hate Crime and the Law
- a Hate Incident is any incident which is perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by prejudice or hate
- a person is guilty of an offence if they use any words or symbols which are threatening, abusive or insulting and cause alarm or offence
For the incident to be investigated it must be reported.
|Back to topHow to report a hate crime
Who makes the report?
You or the victim, but the Anti-Social behaviour Action Team (ASBAT) will contact the victim so you need their details and consent.
How do you make the report?
Call or email:
- ASB reporting line on 020 8489 1000
- Email ASBAT@haringey.gov.uk
What information is needed?
Name of victim/reporter eg Mr Adam Smith, address - including post code, daytime telephone number / email address, brief description of people, location and what was done/said.
If you have been a victim or witness of hate crime the list of support services in the attached files section below may be able to provide assistance to you, or refer you to a more appropriate organisation.
You can also contact the Police Community Safety Unit or the Haringey Racial Equality Council. See below for more details.
Police Community Safety Unit
Haringey Police has a team dedicated to deal with hate crimes. You can contact the Police Community Safety Unit direct on 020 8345 0965 or report crime at any police station.
For more details on hate crime and useful contact numbers – log onto the Metropolitan Police website (see external links section below).
Haringey Racial Equality Council
If you are within the black and minority ethnic community and would like to contact someone to report hate crime or just to ask advice, contact the:
Haringey Racial Equality Council
14 Turnpike Lane,
Haringey N8 0PT
Tel 020 8889 6871
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10am - 5pm. Wednesday 10am - 2.30pm.
Closed Friday.
|Back to topAnti-Social Behaviour Action Team
The Council’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Team page has advice and information on how to report anti-social behaviour. Contact them on 020 8489 1000
Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 8am - 6pm.
|Back to topHate Crime and Harassment Strategy
This strategy has been developed in partnership with the local community and in collaboration with our partner services such as the police, health and the voluntary sector.
We have worked together to look at how we can improve our response to a range of problems from an isolated incident of verbal abuse to prolonged harassment and serious violent assault.
We have also agreed to co-ordinate our efforts more effectively to increase the reporting of these crimes by building confidence across our diverse communities.
Please see the Strategy in the attached files section below for full details.
|Back to top| Filename | Filetype | Size |
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hate crime and harassment strategy summary.pdf  | 1269K | |
| support services.pdf | 20K | |
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Update MePage Last Updated: 15 January 2010
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