HATE CRIME

Barnsley Migration Partnership are holding an Hate Crime Awareness Event at the Migration Drop in at Hope House Church Community Room on Blucher Street. Come along and find out more and enjoy our international refreshments. Wednesday 16 October 2024 12.30pm - 2pm 

'Hate' can be any incident or crime motivated by prejudice or hostility (or perceived to be so) against a person's race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or disability.  It includes:

• A criminal offence where the law is broken is a hate crime
• An incident that is not a criminal offence is a hate incident

All 'hate' is assessed by the Police to establish whether it is a crime or an incident. Not all cases meet the threshold for a criminal offence, but when a hate incident is reported the views of the victim are always considered.

What is hate crime?

Hate crime is an incident or crime which is perceived to be motivated by prejudice or hostility (or perceived to be so) against a person’s:

• Race – nationality, ethnicity, skin colour and heritage
• Faith – religion, belief, non-religious belief
• Disability – physical, hearing and visual impairments, mental ill health and learning disabilities
• Sexual orientation - people who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or heterosexual
• Gender identity - people who identify as ‘trans’ including transgender or transsexual people

It can include things like:

• Physical assault
• Damage to property
• Offensive graffiti
• Arson
• Inciting hatred online

What is a hate incident?

The Police can only prosecute when the law is broken, but also want to know about non-crime hate incidents. These incidents may not be criminal offences but often can feel like a crime to those affected, and can sometimes osculate to crimes, therefore we work with partners to try and prevent this form happening.  Non-crime hate incidents include things such as offensive or insulting comments, online, in person or in writing.

Report it

Anyone can be a victim of hate.  Hate crime or incidents can take place anywhere, at home, in the street, online, at work or at school. No-one should have to live with fear, anxiety and consequences of hate.

If you are a victim or a witness of hate, reporting it will help us deal with it and may prevent these incidents in your local area so that we can better respond to it.

• Call 101 for non emergency or 999 in an emergency.
• If you are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired textphone 18001 101 or SMS 07786 220 022
• Visit or contact a local Hate Crime Reporting Centre

Links to SYP Hate Crime page - https://southyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk/openness/5840-2/police-recorded-crime-in-south-yorkshire/hate-crime-in-south-yorkshire/#:~:text=The%20level%20of%20police%20recorded,crimes%20recorded%20in%20South%20Yorkshire.

BMBC Hate & Harassment page - https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/community-safety-and-crime/hate-and-harassment/

You can also report a hate crime through one of our reporting centres in Barnsley. For more information visit:  https://www.livewellbarnsley.co.uk/directory/hate-crime-reporting-centres-in-barnsley/

• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Offices
• Library @ the Lightbox
• Adult Learning Services 
• Berneslai Homes
• Victim Support
• ELSH, Market Street Town Centre
• Citizens Advice Barnsley
• Refugee Council
• Transbarnsley 
• Recovery College
• H.O.M.E
• Barnsley FC Community Trust 
• True Vision - www.report-it.org.uk
• Stop Hate UK -  https://www.stophateuk.org
• True Vision - https://www.report-it.org.uk 
• Tell Mama (Measuring Muslim Attacks) https://tellmamauk.org/

Attached is hate crime information translated into other languages