A Hate Crime is a criminal offence that is motivated by prejudice, discrimination, and hostility towards an individual’s identity or perceived identity. These can include; disability, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, or any perceived difference. Whereas, a hate incident is any incident in which the victim or third party's belief is based on someone’s prejudice towards them but does not amount to a criminal offence.
Hate crimes include: - Physical Assault - Criminal Damage - Theft - Sexual Assault - Burglary - Hate Mail - Verbal Abuse - Displaying or circulating discriminatory literature on posters
Hate Incidents include: - Offensive jokes, name-calling - Bullying or excluding others - Graffiti - Hoax calls
It’s important to state that the University of Leicester takes all incidents of hate crime and incidents seriously and believes it’s totally unacceptable.
