Hate crimes


mhs homes is constantly striving to increase the reporting of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB).In particular we want to increase the support and information provided to victims of domestic abuse and hate crime.

We want to stop hate crimes from happening or getting more serious, and to encourage more people who are victims of hate crime or who see hate crime to report it to the police, or to us.

 

What is hate crime:

Hate crime is any unreasonable, unwelcome or offensive behaviour that constitutes a criminal offence and is believed by the victim or any other person to be motivated by prejudice or hate.

  • Race
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Gender
  • Disability
  • Sexual orientation
  • Age

Examples of harassment/hate crime.

  • Threatening or abusive words or behaviour to include derogatory statements
  • Threatening or abusive letters, phone calls, emails, texts
  • Physical assault
  • Displaying of offensive material / publications
  • Stalking
  • Damage to property
  • Offensive Graffiti

If you or anyone you know is a victim of this type of behaviour, do not suffer in silence report every incident to us or one of the other agencies detailed below.

phoneHate crime is wrong, you don’t have to put up with it, there are many people that can help and support you.

Contact mhs homes on 01634 354273 to report it

Kent Homophobic & transphobic reporting line free 24 hours 0800 3289162

Kent Racial Incident Report Line free on 0800 1381624

True vision

http://www.report-it.org.uk/

Mind 08457660163 http://www.mind.org.uk/

Kent Police 101 (non emergency) 999 (emergency)

Age Concern Advice Line – 0808 808 6060

 

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