The Official Definition of a hate crime is: "Any hate incident, which constitutes a criminal offence, perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate."

Hate crime is a criminal act committed against any person or group who are seen to be different or vulnerable. It is often motivated by the individual or group offender's prejudice which can be based on:

• Race
• Religion
• Disability
• Sexual orientation or
• Transgender (Gender Identity)
• Alternative Sub-culture.

Hate Crime does not always result in physical violence, it can take many forms and be manifest through verbal or psychological abuse.

It can be such things as:

• being called names on the street
• insulting graffiti of property
• threatening letters or
• offensive material and phone harassment

These can all have a huge impact on you as a victim and therefore are classed as a hate crime.

If you suffer Hate Crime or witness it being perpetrated, it is essential that it is reported. This allows the correct authorities to deal with it and can help provide information that will improve support for victims and prevent further instances of Hate Crime occurring.

Reporting Hate Crime:

Telephone or where appropriate, call in at one of our 3rd Party Hate Crime Reporting Centres

Report at your local police station or call their non-emergency reporting number 101

Ring Crimestoppers anonymously to report any type of crime on 0800 555 111

Using an Online form on the GMP website

Using an Online form on the "Report-it" web site

In an emergency situation dial 999

Alternatively visit: https://www.bury.gov.uk/my-neighbourhood/safety-in-the-community/hate-crime 

Support for victims of hate crime:

All victims of hate crime receive support when a hate crime report is made and we encourage everyone to report a hate crime before receiving this support. Nevertheless, we recognise that in some instances people may wish to not report a hate crime but may still want support. In cases like this, we encourage you to visit the web page http://www.gmvictims.org.uk/ which provides a handy directory of services which you may be interested in accessing- some of which are listed below.

Victim support

Visit: https://www.bury.gov.uk/my-neighbourhood/safety-in-the-community/hate-crime