COMMUNITIES across Greater Manchester, including Trafford, are set to benefit from a £100,000 boost to support victims, encourage reporting and improve how the police and criminal justice system tackle hate crime.
Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd has allocated £10,000 to each of the 10 local authority areas to support local projects to combat hate crime.
It follows the publication of a report which looks at hate crime across Greater Manchester and lays down a number of challenges for police, local authorities, schools and colleges, the wider criminal justice system, and community and voluntary organisations.
The report comes ahead of Hate Crime Awareness Week, a Greater Manchester-wide week of activity that takes place between February 8 and 14 to raise awareness of hate crime, encourage reporting and bring communities together to challenge it.
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