Recognising hate crime
A hate crime is any incident that causes a person alarm or distress, and is perceived by the victim, or any other person, to be motivated by a 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
- transgender identity or perceived transgender identity.
A hate crime or incident can include:
- verbal abuse, intimidation, threats, harassment, assault and bullying
- hoax calls, abusive phone or text messages, hate mail
- online harassment or abuse via social media, dating apps or email
- written abuse, such as graffiti, displaying or circulating discriminatory literature or posters
- physical attacks such as hitting, punching, pushing, spitting
- damage to property such as graffiti or arson
- messages calling for violence against a specific person or group
- microaggressions (brief, everyday interactions that send derogatory messages about certain minoritised groups in society)
- a person making malicious complaints about you, for example to your housing provider, local council, the police, or place of study or work.
Behaviours and standards
The University expects all members of the University community to treat each other with respect, courtesy and consideration at all times. If you have experienced unacceptable behaviour and let us know about this, we can help to address this and take the most appropriate course of action (with your consent and agreement).
This information can also be viewed on the Cardiff University Student Intranet