Our starting point is what you believe is the motive for any harassment and abuse that you are experiencing. We will investigate what you tell us and, depending on the evidence available, we will try to take the right action.
In some cases we may not be able to find any evidence of a hate crime, but we can still take action to prevent problems.
For example, you may believe that a neighbour is harassing you by dumping rubbish in your garden. If we cannot find any evidence of hate crime, we can still take action to prevent him/her from dumping the rubbish.