Reporting LGBT hate crime
GALOP is an independent non-police agency for reporting hate crime against lgbt people. It can be useful if you have difficulty reporting incidents to the Police. Shoutline: 020 7704 2040 www.galop.org.uk
Contact a community member of Aurora (not police) in confidence and anonymously.
Croydon Police's Community Safety Unit: 020 8649 0217
www.met.police.uk/croydon.csu.htm
Sgt Guy Osland is the police contact for Aurora: Guy.Osland@met.police.uk 020 8649 0288
David Kay is Croydon's LGBT Liaison Officer. He is our first full-time LGBT Liaison Officer. As a Police Community Support Officer he is not called to other duties as the previous officer was, and he's been initiating LGBT police initiatives very effectively.
TRUE VISION - now replaces the Police's lgbt initiative 'Report It', with extensive facilities for anonymous reporting hate crime against lgbt people. www.report-it.org.uk
There are special services for violence in gay partnerships. Click here. But in emergency call 999.
We are keen to promote Croydon Victim Support who act as a third-party reporting service for people unwilling to report to the police. Being victimised can have strong effect on your life, even if you haven't or can't report the incident to the Police. Local Victim Support offers practical help and long experience of overcoming victimisation. Phone 020 8681 7711.
