It is Hate Crime Awareness Week. The week aims to encourage the authorities, partners and communities to work together to tackle local hate crime across the UK. Statistics show that last year there was a 6% increase in race hate crimes, and a 3% increase in religious hate crimes recorded by the police. Anyone can be affected by hate crime. Because victims of hate crimes are targeted for who they are, or who the perpetrator perceives them to be. For example, you may not hold a religious belief, b

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Today we launched our 2015 hate crime prevention campaign with the support of three of the country's elite para-sports stars at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. Superintendent Ross Aitken of Police Scotland’s Safer Communities team said: “Tackling hate crime is a priority for Police Scotland. “If anyone feels they have been the victim of a crime which is motivated by malice or ill will because of their sexual orientation, transgender identity, faith, ethnicity or disability, they should report it