Information on Hate Crime

Hate Crime and Hate Incidents

The definition of a hate crime is, 

'Any hate incident, which constitutes a criminal offence, perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate'. 

A hate crime is based upon any of the following,

  • race 
  • sexual orientation 
  • faith 
  • disability 

If you need to report an incident to the police contact Cumbria Constabulary:

Making Cumbria Safer (external link)