Common Incident Reporting
Today in Plymouth (and every day in Plymouth) it is estimated that……
- There have been at least 50 racist or religious incidents in the city
- Half of these incidents will have involved someone under the age of 18 years
- A quarter of these incidents will involve someone working in a takeaway/restaurant
- Only 1 or 2 incidents will have been reported to the police
RACIST INCIDENTS REPORTED TO THE POLICE IN PLYMOUTH
April 2004 – March 2005 226 racially aggravated crimes 386 racist incidents in total |
April 2005 – March 2006 250 racially aggravated crimes 448 racist incidents in total |
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April 2006 – February 2007 249 racially aggravated crimes 348 racist incidents in total |
Since April 2004 725 racially aggravated crimes 1182 racist incidents in total |
New Network of Racist Incident Reporting Centres
Victims of racist attacks who fear reporting the crime to the police are to benefit from a new project being launched in Plymouth. The initiative aims to establish a network of reporting centres based in existing community facilities. Any incident can be reported in strict confidence. Staff and volunteers in the centres are being given free training by the Monitoring Group Rural Racism Project.
The first phase of the project will see Incident Reporting Centres based at:
PDREC 3rd Floor, Prideaux Court, Palace Street
(tel: 01752 224555)
Refugee Action 4th Floor, Prideaux Court, Palace Street
(tel: 01752 235030)
Refugees First Floor 1, Anglia House, Derry's Cross
(tel: 01752 242156)
Fata He BME Development Welcome Hall, 4 Fore Street, Devonport
(tel: 01752 607853)
Plymouth City Council First Stop Reception, Civic Centre
(tel: 01752 688000)
As well as visiting the centres, people wishing to report racist incidents can do so 24 hours a day via:
- The Monitoring Group's emergency helpline on 0800 374618; or
- Plymouth City Council's website online reporting form; or
- Devon & Cornwall Police on 08452 777444
Any organisation interested in becoming part of the racist incident reporting centre network can contact Plymouth City Council Social Inclusion Unit on 01752 304321.
3rd Floor
Prideaux Court,
Palace Street,
Plymouth, PL1 2AY
Tel: 01752 224555
Fax: 01752 220258
Email: enquiries@plymouthrec.org
Company registered No: 3827654
Charity registered No: 1102012
MISSION STATEMENT
“…to build a fair and just society everyone must have an equal chance to live, work and learn free from prejudice, discrimination and racism.
It values diversity and works in partnership with individuals and organisations that are also committed to race equality”
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