Victims of hate crime should be able to report incidents on the basis of more than one protected characteristic — such as both gender and religion — according to a new report from community group Citizens UK.
Current hate crime legislation prevents victims from recording incidents under more than one category, even in the case of so-called intersectional antisemitic attacks, where more than one element drives the crime.
The report, which polled five focus groups and more than 1,000 respondents in England and Wales, found most respondents (84.1 per cent) said they support an intersectional approach.
The report also called for a change in the law to make gender-based targeting a hate crime.