Hate crime is any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's race or perceived race, religion or perceived religion, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, disability or perceived disability and any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice against someone who is transgender or perceived to be transgender. If you have been a victim of hate crime or have witnessed a hate crime, please report it. All Sussex councils takes hate incidents seriously and there are multiple ways to report them: If it is an emergency, then call the police on 999. If it is not an emergency and you want to report it then please call the police on 101. If you do not feel comfortable reporting on the phone, then you can report it online using True Vision, which is a national police scheme: https://www.sussex.police.uk/ro/report/hate-crime/hc-av1/report-hate-crime/ Alternatively you can email the Sussex Hate Incident Support Services on sussexhateincidentreport@victimsupport.org.uk If you have seen hate material online and would like to report it, you can use this online form: https://www.sussex.police.uk/ro/report/hate-crime/hc-av1/report-hate-crime/ If you are not sure whether you would like to report the hate crime and would like to receive confidential advice, please look and contact any of the organisations below: