2. What Do We Know About Racist Incidents

Definition: Racist incident
Definition of Racial Group
Religion
Types of Racist Incidents
Legislative Tools
Forms of Racist Incidents

Extent of Racially Motivated Incidents
British Crime Survey 2000
Police Data
Crown Prosecution Data

Victims
Impact of Racist Incidents on Victims
Fear of Racially Motivated Crime
Action taken by people who worry about Racial Harassment

Location of Racist Incidents
Home
Miscellaneous locations
Work locations
Schools

Under-reporting of racist incidents
Under-recording of racist incidents

Risk Factors - Victims
Ethnicity
Social exclusion
Locational factors
Employment risks
Pupils

Risk Factors - Perpetrators
Overview of perpetrators
Gender & Race characteristics
Age

National context: Main Government Initiatives Impacting on Racist Incidents
Introduction
Legislation
Related Policies & Initiatives