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Hate Crime Forum

Hate Crime Forum. Colin Adams and Nick Maxwell. INTRODUCTION. Who are we?. What do we want to achieve?. To increase the awareness of Hate Crimes and how to effectively report it as w e believe less than 40% of crimes are reported but we want the real picture.

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Hate Crime Forum

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  1. Hate Crime Forum Colin Adams and Nick Maxwell

  2. INTRODUCTION Who are we? What do we want to achieve? To increase the awareness of Hate Crimes and how to effectively report it as we believe less than 40% of crimes are reported but we want the real picture. To support victims through various community partners To organise events/initiatives in which tackle hate crime through working with both perpetrators & victims To develop third party reporting facilities for the most vulnerable victims of hate crime • Colin works in a Community Centre in North Islington • Nick works for Forum+ - the LGBT Hate Crime charity for Camden & Islington • We are the Hate Crime Forum which is a collective of community organisations based across Islington that works in partnership with the police and Islington Council.

  3. What is hate crime? • A hate incident is any incident in which the victim, or others, think is based on someone’s prejudice towards them because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or because they are transgender.

  4. Hate Crime in the UK • The British Crime Survey for England & Wales indicates only 53% of hate crimes are reported to the police. For example in 2018 there were 950 anti-Semitic incidents reported in London. • This graph shows the 2016/17 report of hate crime in Islington because of faith, race or homophobia all in which are common stimuli for hate crime in Islington. There is a peak when Brexit occurred in June/July 2016. Please refer to the information sheet to see more statistics & facts from the British Crime Survey on multiple communities that are affected by hate crimes.

  5. Reasons for not reporting (barriers) There are many barriers in which restrict the reporting of hate crimes. Eastern European interviewees from the 2018 monitoring group were less likely to report to police because of experiences in their home countries. • There are many reasons why people generally and specifically LGBTQ+ people do not report hate crimes including: • Historically poor experience with the authorities or police, particularly true for elder people in communities like LGBTQ+ • Reports not been taken seriously, negative or no reply to reports • Fear of reprisals, being “outed” to family or neighbours • Often LGBTQ+, racial or other hate crimes being treated by victims as everyday occurrences, not worth reporting • Victimising the victim • Extreme levels of fear, learning difficulties, cultural barriers to disclosure, or language barriers

  6. How do we increase reporting and what will you do to help?

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