A hate crime is any criminal offence that is motivated by hostility or prejudice based on the victims:
- disability
- race
- religion or belief
- sexual orientation
- transgender
- age
Futher details are provided at http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/index.asp?docID=6787.
The Council officer trained to carry out ‘3rd party reporting’ (i.e. reporting an incident to the police on your behalf) is the Policy Development Officer, who can be contacted at the Community Planning and Policy offices, on 01389 737269 or at community.planning@west-dunbarton.gov.uk.
If you need immediate help you should call the police by dialling 999.
Hate Crime Action Group
The Hate Crime Group sits quarterly and reviews each reported incident to the Police over the quarter relating to the 6 diversity strands above. The group also promotes third party reporting and has representatives from each of the six strands.
For further details on the group contact Sergeant Cassie Glass, Community Planning Local Authority Liaison Officer at cassie.glass@strathclyde.pnn.police.uk or cassie.glass@west-dunbarton.gov.uk.
To view infomation on Strathclyde Police's Hate Crime reporting including access to reporting forms, click here.
The contact details of the Police Offices in West Dunbartonshire are:
Dumbarton Police Office (Divisional Headquarters)
Stirling Road
Dumbarton
G82 3PT
Tel: 01389 822000
Clydebank Police Office
50 Montrose Street
Clydebank
G81 2QD
Tel: 0141 532 3300
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