Hounslow police join campaign to tackle hate crime

“Such crimes are based on ignorance, prejudice, discrimination and hate, and those values have no place in an open and democratic society”. Hear what he said by clicking on the interview at the bottom of the page.

The week-long campaign, led by Stop Hate United Kingdom, hopes to make people understand what hate crime is, advice on how to report it and what victim support is available.

The English-language provides are supporting Plymouth City Council and Devon and Cornwall Police by urging victims of hate crime to come forward.

Nik Noone, Chief Executive of Galop, said: “We’ve seen the number of people getting in touch with our hate crime advocacy service more than double in recent months”.

Despite the increase in people coming forward, research shows more than 80 per cent of hate crimes are not reported to police.

“More often than not, those that are affected by hate crime are too frightened or intimidated to come forward, or do not recognise that they are victims”. We have a few really excellent panellists ready to answer your questions.

Police are tackling the problem as part of Hate Crime Awareness Week which is perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by prejudice or hate.

“I have over 10-years experience working in children’s safeguarding, and I have been liaising with the police on behalf of our school to support the campaign, and ensuring our students continue to live in safety – in one of the top coastal cities in the UK”.

“Hate crime can be reported to us by calling 101 or 01273 470101, or 999 in an emergency”.

Evelyn Asante-Mensah, Equality and Human Rights Commissioner, said: “We know that there are thousands of unreported hate crimes committed against people due to their sexual orientation or gender identity every year. For those who wish to report online, you can do so by completing the short form http://bit.ly/1fTDYJh You can also report via True Vision – which is a national website owned by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and many other organisations and support groups across Sussex”.