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Safer Communities Plan 2008-2011

We have written a new three year plan to tackle crime and disorder and drug and alcohol issues in the borough.

View the Safer Communities Plan.

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Hate Crime

Hate Crime can take many forms and is any incident motivated by the perpetrator’s bias against your:

  • Race
  • Colour
  • Religion
  • Disability
  • Sexuality
  • Gender
  • Ethnicity

There are seven steps to reporting Hate Crime:

  1. Always report a Hate Crime incident to the Police.
  2. Write down the time, name and the number of the officer dealing with the matter.
  3. If possible write down all that happened during the incident. Include the time/date, place and description of the perpetrator(s), or names and addresses if possible.
  4. If you or anyone is injured try to get photographs of visible injuries and seek medical assistance.
  5. If there is evidence(e.g. weapons, broken glass, clothes, leaflets, graffiti) do not touch these till the police arrive.
  6. If there are any witnesses ask them for their names and addresses. Ask them to write down everything they saw and heard, and sign their statement.
  7. If it helps, contact a family member, friend or neighbour for support and reassurance.

In the borough of Rochdale you can report hate crime at 56 dedicated reporting centres.

Download the hate crime centre locations and contact details (21.4Kb PDF file).

Report all incidents of hate crime! Racial harassment is a crime and will not be tolerated.

For more information

  • Rochdale Centre of Diversity on 01706 352374
  • Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Equality Section on 01706 924056
  • Rochdale Victim & Witness Service on 01706 355523
  • Rochdale Law Centre on 01706 657766
  • Greater Manchester Police on 0161 872 5050

For more hate crime advice download the hate crime leaflet (3.21MB PDF file).

Display the hate crime poster (177 Kb PDF file) in your organisation.

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MARHF

The Rochdale Multi Agency Race and Hate Forum (MARHF) is a thematic sub group of the Rochdale Safer Communities Partnership (RSCP), with three main aims:

  • Develop the understanding of racial issues and Hate Crime within the Forum to promote multi-agency working
  • Raise awareness of racial harassment and Hate Crime throughout the Borough
  • Tackle racial harassment and Hate Crime in a positive manner

Download the MARHF Charter (344 Kb PDF file).

The MARHF supports victims of Hate Crime through confidential casework with victims and their families, providing counselling and advice on their rights as a victim and in respect of insurance and compensation via both its statutory and voluntary sector members.

Victims are also helped through the process of going to court via the Witness Care Unit and Rochdale Victim Support & Witness Service.

For information on MARHF please contact 01706 924978.

 

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