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www.stopthehate.org.uk Hate crime and mental health DC Phil Merriam Essex Police What is hate crime? Hate Crime Any incident, whether a crime or not, which is perceived by anyone to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a personal characteristic. Personal Characteristics (Strands) Race, Ethnicity, Country of Origin Religion, Belief or no Belief Sexual Orientation Disability Gender Identity Other Disability includes Mental health Learning disability Physical disability Sensory disability Life limiting illness Under Reporting 2011 British Crime Survey – Hate Incidents Race 136000 identified 35875 recorded 26% Disability 65000 identified 2095 recorded 3% Sexual Orientation 50000 identified 4477 recorded 9% Religion 39000 identified 1773 recorded 5% Estimate - only 15% of Hate Incidents are reported to / recorded by Police Services (40 in Essex) Barriers to Reporting Non-recognition of Hate motivation Cultural issues/pressure Ashamed or Embarrassed Sensitive and emotive subject Believe they are to blame Will not be believed Not serious enough Nothing will be done Low chance of a positive outcome Fear of reprisals Not knowing how/where to report Health issues Accessibility difficulties Time/inconvenience Mistrust of Police & other Services Negative experiences of reporting Feeling Mistrust in authorities Fear of court process Normalised to abuse Sense of ‘that’s just how it is’ Secondary Victimisation The numbers Hate Crime - all strands 2011 Hate Type Disability Crime 2012 NonCrime Total Crime 2013 NonCrime Total 2011-12 % +/- Crime NonCrime Total 2012-13 % +/- 27 13 40 61 25 86 115.0 62 49 111 29.1 688 145 833 868 320 1188 42.6 794 395 1198 0.8 Religion 18 3 21 15 12 27 28.6 21 17 38 40.7 Sexual Orientation 79 21 100 121 44 165 65.0 102 53 155 6.5 Transgender 24 11 35 31 15 46 31.4 28 17 45 2.2 Other/Not recorded 44 4 48 63 8 71 47.9 103 40 143 101.4 880 197 1077 1159 424 1583 47.0 1110 567 1686 6.5 Race All Hate Crime Types of incident Essex Police - recorded disability hate incidents, 2013 Incidents Non-reportable hate MH incident LD Physical Sensory TOTAL 1st Harassment warning (not counted as crime) MH LD Physical Sensory TOTAL TOTAL Non -crime Crimes MH LD Physical Sensory TOTAL Crime TOTAL All incidents Descriptors 9 13 21 2 45 1 2 1 Bullying / Antisocial behaviour Harassment 4 49 8 24 28 2 62 111 3x assault, 3x harassment, 2x damage 7x assault, 14x harassment 2x assault, 21x harassment 1x harassment, 1x damage Why Is Hate Crime Different To Other Crime? Hate crime is about peoples personal characteristics that they cannot change, causing greater psychological harm. Hate crime is about hostility & prejudice against whole groups of people, not just individuals. Hate crime is often targeted at vulnerable members of society, who may have no voice. Tackling hate crime Tackling hate crime • • • • • Hate Incident Reporting Centres (HIRCs) Hate Crime Ambassadors Strategic partnership (SHCPP) Multi-agency work-plan Stop the Hate campaign Dc 1570 Phil Merriam, Essex Police Hate Crime Performance & Review Officer 01245 452126 phil.merriam@essex.pnn.police.uk @stopthehate www.stopthehate.org.uk
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