PERSONAL SAFETY | HEALTH SAFETY |

Personal Safety Tips:

- Stay alert, awareness is your best defence
- Leave valuables with friends wherever possible
- Be confident - even if you don’t feel it
- Walk as if you know where you are going
- Trust your instincts: if you think something is wrong then act on it
- Have your keys in your hand when you reach home or car
- Keep money for taxis, the expense is worth it
- Carry a personal alarm and use it

If you witness a Hate Crime:

- In an emergency dial 999 or 112
- Stay Alert and safe
- Don’t physically intervene, you could get hurt
- As soon as you can, write down everything that you can remember about the incident
- Report the incident either to the police or a local support agency
- When the scene is safe again, help the victim - you may be the only person who does!

www.report-it.org.uk

If you are a victim of Hate Crime:
- Make as much noise as you can
- As soon as you can, go somewhere you know is safe
- Get help immediately, If you feel able to, call to passers-by for help.
- In an emergency dial 999 or 112
For non urgent reports dial 0808 1000 143 or dial Lewisham Police station on 020 8297 1212.
- If you have the confidence, tell the police why you think you were attacked
- If you have been attacked, don’t shower or change your clothes, it may destroy evidence
- If you have had your keys taken, change the locks
- Don’t drink alcohol , you need to give a clear account of what happened
- If you don’t feel confident to speak to the Police, ask to speak to an LGBT liaison officer or use the reporting systems
to report the incident

www.report-it.org.uk

Internet safety tips:
- Don’t give out personal details, photographs, or any other information that could be used to identify you, your family, or where you live
- Don’t take other people at face value - they may not be what they seem
- Never arrange to meet someone you’ve only ever previously met on the internet, without telling a friend and giving them as much detail about the person you are meeting
- Don’t open an attachment or downloaded files unless you know and trust the person who has sent it.
- Never respond directly to anything you find disturbing - log off, and report it

www.report-it.org.uk