Hate crime
Homophobic and Transgender
Staffordshire Police has worked closely with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community of Staffordshire for over ten years. Our recognition to listen and learn from the community and educate our officers will provide you with a service that is without prejudice or fear of ‘outing’.
Homophobic and transphobic crime is vastly under reported in Staffordshire, many people are left unpunished and allowed to continue their behaviour. Crime reported to us is taken very seriously, we investigate all hate crime and where possible aim to prosecute the perpetrator.
What is a homophobic incident?
Staffordshire Police defines this as:
'Any incident which is perceived to be homophobic by the victim or any other person'.
Homophobia is the fear or hatred of a person who is gay, lesbians, bisexuals. You don’t have to be gay to be a victim
What is a transphobic incident?
Staffordshire Police defines this as:
'A transphobic incident (involving someone transgender) is an incident that is perceived to be transphobic by the victim or any other person'.
Transphobia is the fear or hatred of a person who identifies themselves as a person of the opposite gender.
Help us to help you
Staffordshire Police is committed to eradicating all crimes of hate including homophobic crime. To achieve this we need your help.
Firstly we need to know and understand the scale of the problem. This means we need victims and witnesses to tell us about incidents.
Secondly, we need intelligence – information on homophobic activity – so that we can develop plans to tackle problems and stamp out homophobic incidents.