As part of hate crime awareness week (14 to 21 October 2017) the city is raising awareness of how to report incidents and places where they can be reported.
A hate crime is defined as any hate incident that constitutes a criminal offence, and is perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
It can take many forms – physical attacks, verbal abuse, abusive gestures, damage to property, offensive letters or leaflets – and is motivated by a range of factors, including a person’s age, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, gender or a combination of these.
People can report the crimes at third party reporting centres, if they feel they cannot report it directly to police.
The Bridgewater LGBT group are using social media to share photographs they have taken to challenge prejudice using the hash tags #NoPlaceForHate and #InSalford.
This follows on from 11 projects that were run in the in the community for three months earlier in the year with funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Councillor Paula Boshell, Deputy City Mayor at Salford City Council, said:
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“In Salford we stand together and take a zero tolerance approach to those who think they can spread hate in our communities.
“People from all different backgrounds, races and religions make up this wonderful city and we’re proud to stand together.”
A list of the reporting centres can be found on the GMP website.
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