Hate Mate Crime Safer Communities Project Contents

Physical Attacks What is a physical attack?
A physical attack (sometimes known as assault) is when someone attacks you or threatens to attack you.
How many are reported in the UK?
Nearly 2% of all adults in the UK have been a victim of physical attacks which is about to 1.5 million people.
What is the punishment for a physical attack?
There are three kinds of physical attack. Common assault carries a setence of 6 months. There is then ABH (Actual Bodily Harm) which has a sentence of 5 years. The final one is GBH (Grievously Bodily Harm) which carries a sentence of 5 years or 7 years if racially or religiously motivated.<br>

Written or Verbal Insults What is a written insult?
A written insult is something that is communicated by text that insults or upsets another person.
Examples of written insults can be found in emails, social media, letters, newspapers or magazines.
What is a verbal insult?
When someone says something, you find insulting or upsetting. It could include, swearing, false accusations and provoking language.
What is the punishment for written or verbal insults?
There is a defamation law for liable and slander. Normally people would get a fine for that.
For Verbal insults it is a offence in England and Wales to cause harassment via verbal and written insults and could result in a fine.<br>

Vandalism What is vandalism?
Vandalism is the act of deliberate damage to private or public property.
What is the punishment for vandalism?
The punishment for vandalism is that you have to cover the cost of damages and repairs. If the damage is more than £5,000, you could face a 6 month prison sentence.
Different types of vandalism?
Protest Vandalism
Graffiti
Knocking stuff down
Public damage
Building damage
Looting/Petty theft
Advertising without permission<br>

Graffiti What is graffiti?
Graffiti is words or pictures that are sprayed on a wall in an illicit way.
Why is graffiti a crime?
Graffiti is a form of vandalism, and it negatively impacts by making public areas seem unsafe
Different types of graffiti?
Letters
Pictures
3D
Stencils
What is the punishment for graffiti related crimes?
The punishment for committing graffiti related crimes is community service and a fine.<br>

What is a mate crime? Mate crime is when you take advantage of someone you know and exploit them whilst pretending to be their friend.

Examples of mate crime are, financial abuse,  cuckooing, harassment, theft and physical abuse.<br>

Financial Abuse What is financial abuse?
Financial abuse includes, theft – either physically, or through transfer of funds from the vulnerable person. misappropriation or misuse of money or property.
Who is targeted?
Individuals who lack the mental capacity required to manage their own finance.
People who are reliant on others for care/support and/or isolated and live alone.
What is the punishment?
The punishment for financial abuse is upto 12 months in prison for a summary judgement and then 5 to 10 years if found guilty of the charges.<br>

Cuckooing What is cuckooing?
Cuckooing is when an individual or group to facilitate exploitation of the tenant and their property. Enabling them to carry out criminal acts such as drug dealing, sex work or weapon storing.
How common is cuckooing in the UK?
Cuckooing is sadly a common problem in the UK. Between 2018 and 2024 we have seen a big rise in Cuckooing in the UK.
Who is targeted?
People with learning disabilities, mental health issues, physical disabilities. Single mothers, substance abusers, and the elderly can also be targeted.
What is the punishment?
The punishment for cuckooing varies from an unlimited fine up to life imprisonment.<br>

Harassment What is harassment?
Harassment is when an individual or group repeatedly acts in a manner that can make another individual or group  feel scared, distressed or threatened. 
It can include, aggressive, pressuring, persisting or intimidating behaviour directed at an individual or group of people.
It can be done in many different ways such as verbal, written and digitally.
Who is targeted?
Anyone can be targeted as a victim of harassment and it can be linked to stalking.
What is the punishment for harassment?
The maximum sentence for harassment is a 10 year prison sentence and a fine.<br>

Theft What is theft?
Theft is the act of stealing from an individual, group of people or a company.

What are the different types of theft?
Larceny
Robbery/Burglary
Wage Theft
Petty Theft

What is the punishment for theft?
The punishment for theft can depend on how serious the theft is. This can range from a fine upto a custodial sentence.<br>

Why is mate/hate crime different to other crime? Mate crimes can be hard to identify because the offender is deemed to be a friend, family member or someone who uses the relationship for personal gain or exploitation of an individual.
Hate crime is different to other crimes because it is based around showing prejudice towards characteristics of an individual. It can be targeted as race, gender or other characteristics.<br>

Different Types Of Police There are many different types of the police in the U.K that have different roles.
Some of these include..
Traffic Police
Army Police
Mounted
Dog Handlers
Intelligence/Dispatchers
Uniformed Officers
British Transport Police
Detectives<br>

What support is available? Here are some of the different types of support available for reporting a hate/mate crime.
Stop Hate UK
Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
Victim Support
Citiziens Advice
Support Line
Catch
All of these services can assist with mate/hate crime and can be contacted in a variety of ways including, Phone, text, email and in house services.<br>