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Policing Hate Incidents

Jeremy Adams Inspector Hate Crime Lead

Hate Crime - Definition

ACPO – “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”

The PSNI record:-

Any incident perceived to have been committed against any person or property on the grounds of a particular persons:-

Ethnicity Sexual orientation Religion Political opinion Disability Gender identity

Online Hate Crime Reporting

The Police Service operate an online form where you can inform us about any incident which is perceived to have been committed against another person because of their race, religion, political opinion, disability or sexual orientation. These incidents are commonly referred to as Hate Crime. Please click on the image below to report an incident and provide as much information as you can. You will need to switch off your web browser's Pop-Up blocker to access this form. This site is not monitored 24 hours a day. In an emergency you should call 999. For non-emergency calls please telephone the Police Service switchboard on 0845 600 8000. Our Minicom number is 028 9090 1246. If you choose not to provide your personal details the Police may not be able to fully investigate this incident. It will however be recorded for monitoring purposes. Any personal details provided will be handled in confidence and in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Reporting incidents will help the Police Service tackle hate crime. The information you provide is important and will enable the police to identify areas of concern, patterns of behaviour and may assist in identifying and prosecuting offenders.

Hate Crime Statistics

Total number of

incidents Total number of

crimes

Motivation 2009/10 2010/11 2009/10

2010/11

Racist 1,038 842 712 531

Homophobic 175 211 112 137

Faith/Religion 23 21 15 17

Sectarian 1,840 1437 1,264 995

Disability 58 38 41 31

Transphobic 14 22 4 8

How does it effect them?

Verbal abuse / Threat Written abuse Graffiti Physical assault Attacks on home or property Refusal of access to services

Policing difficulties –

Lack of confidence Previous experience of the Police Language Confidentiality Legislation Attitudes and actions

Disability in Northern Ireland:-

1 in 5 people in NI has a disability of some kind 1 in 4 families in NI is directly affected by disability

Incidence of disability is higher in NI than any other part of the UK

Only 3% of people are born with a disability

Over 200,000 disabled people in NI are of working age

Hate Incident Policy Consistency

Effectiveness

Supervision

Satisfaction

Support

Bespoke posters and leaflets to raise awareness and reporting

for all types of Hate Crime

Under-reporting Issues

•Incidents perceived as “minor” •Possibility of being victimised •Lack of confidence in police and wider criminal justice system •Incidents seen as routine or private matters

Initiatives

• Posters/Leaflets/DVD • Independent Advisory Groups –Multi-cultural, Disability, LGBT and Older Persons •Translation/Interpretation Services •Festivals/Community events (E.g Pride , Mela , Polish, Picnic, Ramadan , IDAHO) • Engaging with community groups • Hate Incident Practical Action Scheme

Bespoke posters and leaflets to raise awareness and reporting

for all types of Hate Crime

HATE CRIME

NOBODY DESERVES IT NOBODY DESERVES TO

GET AWAY WITH IT

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION