Hate Incidents and Hate Crime

What is Hate Crime?

“Any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on: 

• a person’s race or perceived race, or any racial group or ethnic background including countries within the UK and Gypsy and Traveller groups; this includes asylum seekers and migrants 

• a person’s religion or perceived religion, or any religious group including those who have no faith 

• a person’s sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, or any person’s sexual orientation 

• a person’s disability or perceived disability, or any disability including physical disability, learning disability and mental health or developmental disorders 

• a person who is transgender or perceived to be transgender, including people who are transsexual, transgender, cross dressers and those who hold a Gender Recognition Certificate under the Gender Recognition Act 2004″

GOV.UK

Hate crimes and incidents can include: 

• threatening behaviour 

• assault 

• robbery 

• damage to property 

• inciting others to commit hate crimes 

• harassment 

• online abuse

More information on hate crime is available on GOV.UK.

What Support is Available?

Call 999 if you’re reporting a crime that’s in progress or if someone is in immediate danger. 

If the crime isn’t an emergency, call 101 or visit your local police station.

Find out what support you can get if you’re the victim of crime on GOV.UK. 

Support is available at the university for yourself or someone you are worried about via Report It.

If you require additional support information beyond the information provided, we recommend that you contact the team directly via report-it@salford.ac.uk.

Staff members are encouraged to find additional information about staff reporting via report it on the Staff Hub.