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What is Hate Crime?
Hate Crime is a broad term taken to mean any crime where the perpetrators' prejudice against an identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is victimised. This would include race, homophobia, disability and religious grounds. So if an individual believed she/he is a victim because he/she is part of a group, the crime would be recorded as a hate crime.
What is Surrey Police policy on Hate Crime?
Surrey Police with its partners take hate crime very seriously and treat them as a priority when they are reported. This means we want to increase the reporting of such incidents and take positive action wherever possible.