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
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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.
The first phase of the project will see Incident Reporting Centres based at:
PDREC 3rd Floor, Prideaux Court, Palace Street
(tel: 01752 224555)
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:
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.