This part of the website defines and describes hate crime and disability hate crime - and some of the most commonly experienced forms of harassment, abuse and mistreatment faced by people with learning disabilites. Much of the information on the following pages is taken from research underpinning Lemos&Crane's report Loneliness and Cruelty. 

These pages will be of interest to anyone working with or supporting people with learning disabilities, as well as people with learning disabilities themselves. Practitioners with statutory responsibility or family and friends can use these pages to learn more about some of the day-to-day experiences of people with learning disabilties. 

• Types of incident: Introduction
• Hate incidents and crimes defined
• Commonly experienced cruelty
• Who are the perpetrators?
• Where do incidents happen?
• What do victims do, feel and want in response to incidents?