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Domestic Abuse
Find out more about Domestic abuse and gay men. Click the image.
Essex Police Hate Crime Leaflet
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Homophobic hate crime is any criminal offence committed against a person or property
directed at someone who is -
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 introduced tougher sentences for homophobic hate crime.
- In emergency always dial 999.
- In a non emergency ask to speak to a specially trained police officer in your local Hate Crime & Domestic Violence Unit. Click here for local contact numbers or phone 0300 333 4444.
Officers will be sympathetic and can make arrangements to meet you away from the police station.
The Police can only do something about Hate Crime if it is reported to them.
Third Party Reporting is where you tell another organisation about the incident and they report it for you.
This protects your anonymity and and helps the police identify areas LGBT people are at greatest risk and help stop hate crime.
HATE CRIME
SUPPORT
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Hate crime can be verbal, physical or emotional:
Physical assault damage to property,
offensive graffiti,neighbour disputes and arson.
Threat of attack offensive letters or texts, abusive or obscene telephone calls, groups hanging around to intimidate,unfounded complaints.
Verbal abuse or insults offensive leaflets and posters, abusive gestures, rubbish outside homes or through letterboxes
EGM have good community links to the Police and can help support you:
- Arrange a meeting with the police
- Support you in a meeting with a sympathetic police officer
- You can use our online form to report hate crime crime to the police anonymously.
Thurrock Community Safety Partnership.