POLICE will not prioritise hate crime reports over violent and sexual crimes, a senior police officer has said.
Concerns have been raised over the practicalities of investigating incidents recorded under the Hate Crime and Public Order Act after figuresDespite the figures, Stewart Carle, the general secretary of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents , said the high number of reports will not divert attention away from serious crimes.The newspaper asked Carle if there was concern about hate crime complaints distracting officers from investigating other crimes.
“There is a clear prioritisation model that places crimes of violence and or threats to life at the highest level. He went on to say that police attention was being diverted from the “burgeoning demands” of responding to mental health crises where other agencies have failed, and the high number of frontline officers required to attend court each week.
She said: “It is important when we look at the number of hate crimes recorded – 240 – by Police Scotland in one week alone, I think that demonstrates that this legislation is required and needed to protect marginalised and vulnerable communities most at risk of racial hatred and prejudice.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.
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