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Hate Crime

"A hate crime is any crime committed against someone which is motivated by prejudice against their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability".

This can include a range of offences such as:

• Physical assault
• Criminal damage to property or a place of residence 
•  Arson
•  Harassment
•  Bullying
•  Threats, verbal abuse and other offensive behaviour

Due to its nature, hate crime is often under-reported and it can be a particular problem in deprived neighbourhoods where a lack of resources can mean people are less tolerant towards difference.

The risk of repeat victimisation is high for hate crime victims. Hate crime can be tackled by a package of measures including increased support, better reporting mechanisms, and educational campaigns.

More from CSAS

In 2004 CSAS hosted a one day conference entitled Challenging Hate Crime In Your Local Community.

Download the conference report by visiting our Conference pages.

Links

• Monitoring Group
  The Monitoring Group helps victims of racial violence and harassment across the United Kingdom.
  www.monitoring-group.co.uk/
  
  
• Galop
  Galop is London's community safety charity for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. They operate a helpline and have produced a series of factsheets on identifying and dealing with different types of LGBT hate crime.
  www.galop.org.uk/
  
  
• Muslim Safety Forum
  The key advisory body for the Metropolitan Police Service and Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) on issues concerning British Muslims. They provide a confidential third party reporting system for victims of Islamophobic hate crime.
  www.muslimsafetyforum.org/
  
  
• Community Security Trust
  CST provides physical security, training and advice for the protection of British Jews. CST assists victims of anti-semitism and monitors anti-semitic activities and incidents.
  www.thecst.org.uk/ 
  

Downloads

• Hate Crime - An Overview
  Examining hate crime and some suggestions for tackling it.
  www.renewal.net/Documents/
  
  
• Preventing Racist Violence
  Work with actual and potential perpetrators, first published in 2005
  www.runnymedetrust.org/ 
  
  
• Restoring Relationships: Addressing Hate Crime Through Restorative Justice
  An interim report examining the applicability of restorative justice with race hate crime. Published in June 2007.
  www.rota.org.uk/downloads
  
  
• Challenging Institutional Racism: A Toolkit for the Voluntary Sector
  A toolkit to help organisations in challenging institutional racism within their own organisations
  www.rota.org.uk/downloads/
  
  
• Equal Respect - ASBOs and Race Equality
  A report produced by Runnymede highlighting the conclusion of research into ASBOs and race equality. Paying particular attention to the areas of Racial Harrassment and the impact of ASBOs on Black and Minority Ethnic Communities.
  www.runnymedetrust.org/