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How to report a racist incident 
If you have experienced or witnessed a racist or religiously motivated incident, you can report it in a number of ways to the Police or to the Partnership Community Safety Team (PCST).                                            

1. Reporting to the Police 
Sussex Police regard a racist or religiously motivated incident as a ‘strategy’ incident and therefore they will respond as soon as possible.                                            

  • In an emergency please dial 999 and ask to speak to the Police 
  • If the situation is not urgent, you can contact the police on 0845 6070 999 or email the police on contact.centre@sussex.pnn.police.uk 
  • You can also visit the police stations in Brighton & Hove in person. 
  • If you need an interpreter, the police will be able to provide you with one. 

2. True Vision self-reporting forms 
If you have experienced a racist or religiously motivated incident that you wish to self-report, you could do so by using the True Vision forms. The self-reporting forms titled 'Tackling crimes against race & religion' are available in the city’s council buildings and police stations. Look for the Eye sign (see below).                         

 Eye Sign                         

You could also access and report incidents on-line to the police.                                            

For further information, click here.                                            

3. Reporting to the Partnership Community Safety Team
You can call us for a chat or an appointment    

Hate Incident Caseworkers - (01273) 294367 & 296777
Senior Hate Incident Caseworker - (01273) 292735
(all available office hours Monday to Friday)
You could email the Hate Incident Caseworkers at hate.incidents@brighton-hove.gov.uk
    

Meet us by appointment at the
Partnership Community Safety Team.
162 North Street,
Brighton. BN1 1 EA    

Or we can arrange to visit you at your home or meet you at other venues in the neighbourhood, if you prefer that.  

4. Other Reporting Centres                                            

  • MOSAIC (Black & Mixed Parentage Family Group) (01273) 234017 
  • Friends, Families & Travellers (01273) 234777 
  • Brighton & Hove Muslim Forum (01273) 480166 
  • Brighton & Hove Muslim Women’s Group http://www.bhmf.org.uk/archive/2005_02_01_archive.html 
  • Chinese Information Pilot 0773 3217174 
  • Brighton & Hove Minority Ethnic Community Partnership (01273) 718002 
  • Housing Advice & Tenancy Relations Team (01273) 293157 
  • Refugee Forum (01273) 292572 
  • Millwood Centre (01273) 293792

5. Hate Incident Report Form       

An organisation that comes in contact with people who may wish to report racist and religiously motivated incidents should use the Hate Incident Report Form. Please send the completed forms to:                                            

Senior Hate Incident Caseworker
Partnership Community Safety Team
162 North St., Brighton. BN1 1EA.
Tel.: (01273) 292735; Fax: (01273) 294648
email: racial.harassment@brighton-hove.gov.uk or
hate.incidents@brighton-hove.gov.uk                                    

For further information, click here