Hate Crime

A hate crime is any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's:

• disability

• gender identity

• race or ethnicity

• religion or belief

• sexual orientation.

A victim does not have to belong to the group targeted by the hostility. Anyone could be a victim of a hate crime.

A hate crime might involve:

• bullying

• damage to property

• domestic abuse

• graffiti

• harassment

• physical attacks

• verbal abuse.

Report hate crime

We and Cambridgeshire Constabulary take hate crime seriously. If you have experienced a hate crime, report it to the police.

• Call 999 if it is an emergency

• Call 101 or report a hate crime to the police if it is not an emergency.

Support

Many organisations provide free support and advice for people who have experienced a hate crime.

Local organisations:

• Cambridgeshire Victim and Witness Hub - offers confidential support to victims of crime. You do not need to report the crime to the police to access this support.

• Stop Hate UK - provides support for people to report hate crimes.

National organisations:

• Community Security Trust - protects British Jews from antisemitism and related threats.

• Crimestoppers - provides a helpline for reporting crime anonymously.

• Galop - provides advice and support to members of the LGBT community.

• Tell Mama - supports victims of anti-Muslim hate and monitors anti-Muslim incidents.

• True Vision - provides a tool to report hate crimes online.