Raising awareness of hate crime on buses, showing how to report it. Posters are now on Arriva buses across North Wales.
Hate crime includes verbal abuse or assault and criminal damage targeting people. Prejudice based on disability is wrong, as are biases based on race, religion, or nationality.
Police posters appear on all Arriva buses on the bottom deck across north Wales. Officers will also patrol the bus network, boarding buses often. This helps ensure customers and staff safety and reassures vulnerable people.
Police work closely with Arriva, knowing unacceptable behavior occurs on buses. Sometimes people act intimidating or threatening, and elderly or disabled users get verbal abuse. The posters send a clear community message that police and Arriva will not tolerate hate. Perpetrators will face consequences.
Many rely on the bus service, and intimidating behavior is unacceptable. Abuse of any kind needs to be reported, and everyone must stand against hate together.
Arriva wants people to feel safe on buses and sends a clear hate crime message. Arriva has zero tolerance for abuse and ensures staff and customers feel safe. Reporting incidents needs to be easy. Arriva takes reports seriously and investigates.
Everyone deserves to use public transport safely and nobody needs to fear abuse ever. Abuse based on identity is not okay. Arriva supports police efforts. Police will always respond to incidents and have access to bus CCTV evidence, which helps them identify suspects quickly and make arrests swiftly.