What is hate crime?
A hate crime is when someone is hostile or prejudice to another person because of their:
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race or ethnicity
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religion or belief
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sexual orientation
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gender identity
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disability
Incidents may involve physical assault, damage to property, bullying, harassment, verbal abuse or insults, offensive graffiti or letters /text messages/ emails/ comments over social media.
Help, support & reporting
West Midlands Police
Call police non-emergency number 101 - in an emergency call 999
Visit https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/
Accessibility text phone 18001 101 (In an emergency 18001)
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Remedi
West Midlands hate crime victim service.
Call 0800 488 0894 (9am-5pm, Mon to Fri)
Email hatecrimevictimservice@remediuk.org
True Vision
True Vision gives information about hate crime or incidents and advice on how to report it.
Visit www.report-it.org.uk
Victim Support
Visit https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/
Call 01384 241511
Dudley Council Plus
Incidents of hate crime can be reported via Dudley Council Plus.
Call 0300 555 2345
Dudley Third Party Reporting Centres
Other options for reporting are known as third party reporting centres. These allow victims to report acts of hate confidentially to organisations within their own communities.
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Useful documents & links
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Online safety - about disinformation and misinformation
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Community Security Trust - a charity protecting British Jews from antisemitism
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Crown prosecution service - hate crime and the law
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Disability hate crime reporting - easy read
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Kooth - for young people to get free, safe and anonymous online support
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On Your Side - support service for East and Southeast Asian victims of hate
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Safety net - friend or fake? - for people with learning disabilities and their families
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Tell Mama - a support service for those who face anti-Muslim hatred and prejudice in the UK
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The What? Centre - young persons information and counselling service
