Campaign highlights impact of hate crime

A NEW campaign encourages more victims and witnesses to report hate crimes.
Hate Hurts campaign posterHate Hurts campaign poster
Hate Hurts campaign poster

Hate Hurts highlights the hurtful and long-term impact of incidents against someone’s race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Supt Sarah Poolman, South Yorkshire Police’s hate crime lead, said: “This includes crimes such as threatening behaviour online or in person, assaults or criminal damage, and incidents which are not crimes but often feel like crimes to those affected. 

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“Whether it is a crime or incident, we want to know about both so police and our partners are better able to tackle all forms of hate.”

She added: "We are aware hate is still under-reported and for us to be able to continue to take action, we need both victims and witnesses to report it.

"Therefore, the overall purpose of this campaign is to encourage people to report all forms of hate to the police and I would like to assure everyone, that we will take all reports seriously and will do our best to support you and others that may be affected by this.

“Our campaign highlights how hate makes people feel and reiterates that no-one should have to live with fear, anxiety or consequences of hate. I would please urge anyone, whether you are a victim or a witness, to report it and help us put a stop to it."

Report hate crime on 101. Call 999 in an emergency.