Hate Crime Reporting

OPPORTUNITIES TO REPORT HATE AND RACE CRIME

By Corporate Communication Dept

Following a number of successful surgeries, where members of the public have been able to meet their local Police Community Support Officer, several more have been planned for the coming year across East Herts.

A number of joint agencies have come together to tackle hate crime in East Herts and further surgeries have been planned for victims and members of the public to report it and seek advice.

Hate crime is harassing, victimising, intimidating or abusing someone because of their race, faith, religion, disability or because they are gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans-gendered.

It is a crime where the perpetrator’s prejudice against any identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is victimised.

Police Community Support Officer Adrian Pomfrett from the Hertford and Ware Safer Neighbourhoods Team, has set up a series of surgeries across the area including a number of surgeries to address the problem.

The surgeries and initiatives are also supported by Victim Support, Neighbourhood Watch, People In Partnership, Riversmead Housing and East Herts District Council.

Adrian said: “Hate crime can come in many forms and this is an ideal opportunity for members of the public to report it and seek advice about it.

“I would urge anyone who wants to report a crime or seek advice and / or support on hate crime to visit us at one of the surgeries or to contact us on the non emergency number 0845 33 00 222.

”The dates and locations for the surgeries are as follows:

Sat 9th Feb - St Michaels Mead - between 12 - 2pm

Saturday 15th March - Bishops Park - between 3pm - 4.30pm

Saturday 19th April - Markwell Centre - between 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Saturday 10th May - Parsonage Community Centre - between 1pm - 3pm

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Hate Crime Posters in adobe pdf format Hate_Crime.pdf


There will be members of the following agencies available to offer help and support in tackling Hate Crime....

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Victim Support

Neighbourhood Watch

East Herts District Council

Riversmead Housing

The PIP Project