What is a hate incident?
The definition for a hate incident is - any incident which is understood to be a hate incident by the victim or any other person. It is motivated wholly or in part by prejudice on the grounds of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, religious belief or similar philosophical belief, sexual orientation, or against disabled people.
Reporting hate incidents
We have a scheme to support people living and working in Leeds who have experienced racist and homophobic crime.
The scheme which is called Hate Incident Reporting Centres is a partnership in conjunction with West Yorkshire Police, Leeds Racial Harassment Project and Leeds City Council.
It offers anybody who has experienced or witnessed a racist or homophobic incident, the facility to report in an alternative location than a police station.
Where are the hate incident reporting centres?
The centres are in a number of different locations around Leeds and are identified by the hate incident logo. Some are in schools, Neighbourhood Housing Offices, One Stop Centres, and a range of community projects.
All information you give at a reporting centre is confidential. You can give information anonymously. Information doesn’t have to be shared, you can choose what information to give and who gets the information.
There is also a free phone number if you do not wish to report in person. The number is available 24 hours a day and has language translation facilities for eight languages.
The numbers for the free helpline are: -
0800 138 1625 for Racist Incidents and
0800 138 1698 for Homophobic Incidents.
For further information about the scheme or for details of your nearest Hate Centre, please contact StophateUK on 0800 138 1625, or Leeds Community Safety on 0113 395 0821.