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Serving our communities, protecting them from harmServing our communities,

protecting them from harm

Serving our communities, protecting them from harm

West Midlands Police

Hate Crime

Serving our communities, protecting them from harmServing our communities,

protecting them from harmBackground

Statutory Law+

Hate Crime +

Diversity Strands

Serving our communities, protecting them from harmServing our communities,

protecting them from harmWhat do they all mean?

Statutory Law

• Racially / Religiously Aggravated:

– Assault– Criminal Damage– Public Order – Harassment

Serving our communities, protecting them from harmServing our communities,

protecting them from harmProtected Characteristics

Race + Religion + Disability + Sexual Orientation + Gender ReassignmentAge + Sex + Marriage / Civil Partnership + Pregnancy / Maternity

Serving our communities, protecting them from harmServing our communities,

protecting them from harmHate Crime

Racist + ReligiousDisability + Transgender +Homophobic

• Hate crime’ is any criminal offence committed against a person or property that is motivated by hostility towards someone based on the above, whether perceived to be so by the victim or any other person.”

Serving our communities, protecting them from harmServing our communities,

protecting them from harmCurrent Position

The chart above shows the volume of recorded hate crime over the last 2 years. From 2011 to 2012, recorded hate crime reduced by -4% from 2,706 to 2,599.

Serving our communities, protecting them from harmServing our communities,

protecting them from harmAcross the Country

Hate crimes, England and Wales 2011/12

•Of the 43,748 hate crimes recorded by the police:

•35,816 (82%) were race hate crimes; WMP=86%

•1,621 (4%) were religion hate crimes; WMP=4%

•4,252 (10%) were sexual orientation hate crimes; WMP=9%

•1,744 (4%) were disability hate crimes; WMP=1%

•315 (1%) were transgender hate crimes. WMP=0%

Serving our communities, protecting them from harmServing our communities,

protecting them from harmHate Incident

• Hate incidents are “any Non-Crime Incident Which Is Perceived By The Victim Or Any Other Person To Be Motivated By A Hostility Or Prejudice Based On A Persons Actual Or Perceived Race Religion Sexual Orientation Disability Or Whether They Are Transgender