What is Hate Crime?
Hate crime is a crime in which the perpetrator's conduct is motivated, in whole or in part, by hatred, bias, or prejudice, based upon the actual or perceived:
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Race
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Religion
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Disability (Physical and Mental)
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Sexual Orientation (Homophobic and Transphobic)
Hate crime includes anything from verbal abuse, threatening behaviour or malicious communications. This racist, religious, homophobic, transphobic or disability related hate crime.
Please see below our Strategy Against Hate Crime or Harassment.
We take all types of Hate Crime very seriously in Gateshead and you can report any incidents via our reporting line called ARCH.
You can report:
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Without giving your name
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Something that has happened to you
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Something you have witnessed
We can help by:
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Referring you to an agency that can support you
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Taking action against the perpetrator
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Believing you and taking you seriously
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