Hate Crime awareness week and general information
Hate crime awareness week is 8 to 16 October 2023.
Hate crime has no place in the UK. Everyone in Kent has the right to feel safe, and we all have the responsibility to stand against hatred and discrimination by raising awareness, encourage reporting, improve our response to hate crime and prevent further incidents from taking place.
National Hate Crime Awareness Week is a week of action to encourage local authorities, key partners and communities to tackle hate crime. There has never been a more crucial time for us to all work together to tackle hate crime.
All forms of hate crime are unacceptable in any circumstances and Kent Police will respond strongly to any incidents. Hatred not only has the potential to cause serious physical and emotional harm, it can damage communities and cause division.
Support agencies
- Crimestoppers - talk anonymously at 0800 555 111
- CST - protecting the Jewish community, call 0800 032 3263
- East and South East Asian victims of racism and hate - dedicated support for East and Southeast Asian victims of racism and/or other forms of hate
- Galop - supporting LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence
- Rakkha - reporting hate crime for those from Sikh and South Asian communities
- SikhGuard - aims to encourage and support members of the Skih community to report hate crime
- Tell Mama - anti-Muslim hate crime, call 0800 456 1226
- True Vision - for all hate crimes
- Victim Support - supporting victims of crime and traumatic incidents, call 0808 168 9276