Synonyms

hate crime

American

noun

a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

hate crime British

noun

a crime, esp of violence, in which the victim is targeted because of his or her race, religion, sexuality, etc

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Chief Insp Mullan, the PSNI's deputy lead for hate crime, said he recognises many victims do not come forward and report race hate crimes.

From BBC

"Every hate crime that is committed in or recorded in Northern Ireland, the district commander or the senior officer looks at them every single morning to scrutinise them to make sure that we have provided those victims with the support that they need and we've done a robust investigation around those incidents," he said.

From BBC

"We are very clear around the support that we offer to hate crimes or to hate crime victims and that it is an absolute priority for policing, to protect the victims in society."

From BBC

Jasmine O'Connor, co-chief executive of Galop, said: "At a time when our services are seeing consistent rises in LGBT+ hate crime victims seeking support, this long-overdue change sends a clear message that anti-LGBT+ hate crime is as deserving of justice as crimes motivated by religious or racial hate."

From BBC

He welcomed "positive steps" to fight antisemitism by the Australian government, which has introduced tougher gun and hate crime laws since the attack.

From Barron's

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