A Hate Crime is defined by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) as:
‘Any incident, which constitutes a criminal offence, which is perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate’
A Hate Incident is defined by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) as:
‘Any incident, which may or may not constitute a criminal offence, which is perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate’
It is an offence where the perpetrators prejudice against any identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is victimised.
Hate crime can take many forms including:
The different forms of hate crime are:
A racist incident is defined as any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person (Stephen Lawrence Enquiry Report definition). It is motivated by the perpetrators’ prejudices or hatred towards the victims’ race, ethnic origin or culture.
A homophobic incident is defined as any incident which is perceived to be homophobic by the victim or any other person. It is motivated by the perpetrators resentment of lesbians, gay men or bi-sexual people.
A transphobic incident is defined as any incident which is perceived to be transphobic by the victim or any other person. It is motivated by the perpetrator's resentment of transgender people or those perceived to be so.
A faith related incident is any incident which is perceived to be based upon prejudice toward or hatred of the faith of the victim, or so perceived by the victim or any other person.
A sectarian incident is any incident which is perceived to be sectarian by the victim or any other person. It is motivated by the perpetrators prejudice toward subdivisions within a group often along religious or political lines. For example, between Catholics and Protestants and Shia and Sunni Muslims.
A disablist incident is any incident which is based upon the prejudice towards or hatred of the victim because of their disability, as perceived by the victim or any other person.
Any incident which is perceived to be based upon prejudice toward the age of the victim.
Anybody can become a victim of a hate crime/incident.
Bolton at Home is committed to tackling hate crime/incidents and
supporting those people who are the victims of such incidents.
We will ensure that all reports of hate crime/incidents that are reported to
us are sensitively investigated. We will also ensure that appropriate action
is taken against perpetrators and all available support is provided to the
customers who are the unfortunate victims of hate crime.
For more details please refer to
Bolton at Home’s Hate Policy
(PDF document, opens in a new window).
Report the incident to the Police as soon as possible and note the crime
reference number. Report the incident at your local Neighbourhood Housing Office. A member of staff
at the office will talk you about the incident and let you know what action
we can take and what help and support we can offer you.
Write down details for the police and Bolton at Home and keep a copy.
For example, time, date and place of incident, what happened, number of
attackers and what they looked like, details of any witnesses, photographs
of the attackers if possible and photographs of peoples injuries where
appropriate.
If you need any further information on antisocial behaviour please
contact your Neighbourhood Housing
Office. You can also report
antisocial behaviour online.
Please click here for a list of
Housing Associations operating in the Bolton area.
