Barriers to reporting hate crime

Barriers to reporting hate crime

There can be many reasons that people don't report; because they fear reprisals, or they don't think anything will be done, sometimes they don't think anyone will believe them, or in some cases, people have a mistrust of going directly to the police. Many people who suffer hate crime over a period start to believe that this is something they must put up with, This is not true.

Everyone deserves to live their life free from hate and discrimination and not to be targeted because of who they are. We do not want people to suffer in silence, and for the impact of hate to harm our communities.

Benefits to reporting hate crime

When hate crime is not reported the perpetrator is free to carry on unchallenged. By reporting, the perpetrator can be prosecuted, and you can prevent similar crimes being committed. we get a better understanding of the impact of hate crime on individuals, families and our communities. we can better alocate the resourcers we have and make the arguement that we need to do more to adress hate crime.

Different ways to report

We want to make reporting hate crime as accessible as possible. In response to the 1998 MacPherson Report which investigated the handling of the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993. there were the recommendations that we need to provide alternatives to reporting to the police in the form of third-party reporting centres, and the ability to be able to report hate crimes 24 hours a day. to adress this need we commision Stop Hate UK to provide independent support and reporting.