What a homophobic, biphobic or transphobic motivated incident is, how to report it and what to do if you need support.
A homophobic, biphobic or transphobic hate incident is defined as:
"Any incident which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity."
This means that a hate incident is when anyone feels they have been picked on or targeted because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). This can also be called homophobia, biphobia or transphobia.
Phone 999 in an emergency and ask for the police.
If it is not an emergency, phone 101 or report online.
Report to Sussex Police online
Report anti-social behaviour and hate incidents online
If you would prefer to report by phone or email, use the following contact details.
If you're a council tenant, council leaseholder or tenants of a leaseholder, report anti-social behaviour and hate incidents to Housing Customer Services.
You can:
If you're a housing association tenant, report anti-social behaviour and hate incidents to your housing provider. We cannot intervene in housing association cases.
If you're a private rented sector tenant or own your home, report anti-social behaviour and hate incidents to the Community Safety Team.
You can:
True Vision is an online service where you can report a hate crime to your local police.
Victim Support help people affected by all types of crime.
If you have a learning disability or care for someone that does, you can download easy read forms to report hate incidents.
Send an email to communitysafety.casework@brighton-hove.gov.uk to get a form.
Find out more about your rights as a victim reporting a crime. The victims' code tells you what you can expect from each criminal justice agency. This includes the police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the courts.
You can also download the full Code of Practice for Victims of Crime from the GOV.UK website.
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