Support for victims of hate (prejudice-motivated) crime and incidents

If someone targeted you because of who you are, support is available.

Victoria Police understands that hate-motivated behaviour can have a significant impact on individuals, families and communities, and support is available throughout the reporting process.

Community Liaison Officers

Community Liaison Officers provide support to help people communicate with Victoria Police and access appropriate services.

They work with communities that may face additional barriers when reporting crime or engaging with police, including:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
• disability communities
• LGBTIQA+ communities.

Depending on your circumstances, a Community Liaison Officer can:

• explain police processes
• connect you with support services
• help you access communication assistance
• provide support throughout the reporting process.

Community Liaison Officers do not investigate crimes, but they can support you when reporting a matter and help connect you with the right people.

Victoria Police has a range of Community Liaison Officer programs, including:

• Aboriginal Community Liaison Officers (ACLOs)
• Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs)
• LGBTIQA+ Liaison Officers (LLOs).

Communications support

Communication assistance is available if you:

• are Deaf or hard of hearing
• have a hearing, speech or communication difficulty
• need an interpreter
• need accessibility assistance.

Learn more about your communication assistance options.

Support and reporting for radicalisation and violent extremism

If you know someone who is vulnerable to, or showing signs of radicalisation or violent extremism, there are programs that can help.

For information about how to help divert or disengage people from violent extremism, as well as ways to report concerning behaviour, visit:

• Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programs 
• Step Together for early intervention and awareness information and support to overcome violent extremism.

Information about hate crimes and incidents, and how to report them