Following our last blog on categorising hate crime, we’ve been in touch with the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. They advise that eight police forces are now recognising attacks due to the victim’s subculture as hate crime. These are (in no particular order):

• Lancashire Police
• West Mercia Police
• Greater Manchester Police
• Warwickshire Police
• Durham Constabulary
• Suffolk Police
• Surrey Police
• Hampshire Constabulary

This is great news  – hopefully ‘alt hate crime’ will be recognised by all Forces soon.