Michael Henry
Paddy Tipping,
How the project meets objectives of the PCC
Cllr. Nicola HeatonHate crime in the city
Ruth Hyde, SNB Hate Crime Champion
The different picture and priorities in the country
Shamsher Chohan & Chandran Owen
Role of community organisations and priorities in the country
Community Organisations:
Have the trust of local communities Provide a safe space for interaction Are accessed for multiple services
Need support to help promote hate crime
Aims of project:
To increase the number of places where hate crime can be
reported To support improved reporting
Activities
Creation of a brand that is recognisable
Reporting training for 20 organisations
Production of a manual to support reporting
An user-Friendly Manual Small
Easy to use Avoid Jargon Case studies Contact points
Simplified reporting form Written for voluntary groups
Contents of the manual
What is happening in Nottinghamshire How you can be involved locally
Local response and local solutions
Training needs
On use of manual On interviewing On victim support
On identifying Hate crime On dealing with emergent new
forms of hate crime eg cyber bullying, Facebook etc
Collecting the information
WWW all the w’s Who /What ………Victim
Where and when is it occurring What is the impact
How are they doing it ? How often Who are the Perpetrators/
Offenders New technology…….phones.
Why
Hate crime is taken to mean any crime where the perpetrator's prejudice against an identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is victimised.
Hate crimes can include
• Physical assault• Criminal damage to property, e.g. graffiti,
arson, vandalism.• Intimidating or threatening behaviour including obscene calls or gestures.
• Offensive literature such as letters, leaflets, posters
• Cyber bullying such as abusive posts on Face Book
• Verbal abuse, or insults including name calling or offensive 'jokes'
Multi Agency and Communities
Communities in control Follow up support for victims and
communities Feedback
Ensuring that there is transparency and that agencies are sharing information
to solve the problem
Chief Inspector Ted Antill & Nottingham City Council Head
of Cohesion Dave WalkerHate Crime statistics and how it
affects community cohesion
Crime & Incident Totals
Division Crime/Incident 2011/12 2012/13 Vol. Change % Change
CityHate Crime
421 306 -115 -27%
Hate Incident281 306 25 9%
City Total702 612 -90 -13%
CountyHate Crime
346 287 -59 -17%
Hate Incident281 346 65 23%
County Total627 633 6 1%
Force1329 1245 -84 -6%
CategoryCrimes
2011/12 2012/13 Vol. Change % Change
Disability41 23 -18
-44%
Race636 513 -123
-19%
Religion20 17 -3
-15%
Sexual Orientation79 50 -29
-37%
Transgender0 0 0
0%
Total776 603 -173
-22%
Crimes by Category
CategoryIncidents
2011/12 2012/13 Vol. Change % Change
Disability41 59 18
44%
Race434 503 69
16%
Religion4 6 2
50%
Sexual Orientation83 80 -3
-4%
Transgender0 4 4
400%
Total562 652 90
16%
Incidents by Category