Disgusting and violent racist graffiti discovered at Leeds bus stop

A member of the public spotted the messages last weekend at a bus stop somewhere on Selby Road.

As well as vile racist slogans, including a message targeting the Black Lives Matter movement, the graffiti also included a Nazi swastika.

The information emerged during Hate Crime Awareness Week, a national initiative aimed at increasing recognition of such crimes.

The graffiti has been reported to West Yorkshire Police and Tell MAMA, which records and supports victims of anti-Muslim hate and wider racist incidents.

Tell MAMA filed a police report in September after a man coughed on a Muslim family - including a pregnant woman - in Leeds city centre and told them "there you go".

Members of the public can report hate crimes online here, or call police on 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

A list of third-party services which support a range of communities is available here.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "As a force we employ dedicated hate crime coordinators across districts in order to assist investigating officers in identifying perpetrators, providing after care support for victims and to increase awareness of hate crime.

"We work closely with local councils, victim support and the numerous community based West Yorkshire third party hate incident reporting centres to ensure that victims, witnesses and other affected parties are supported and have the opportunity to report incidents in an alternative location to a police station.

"If you have experienced hate crime or an incident then please report it in any way you feel comfortable.

"By the police being made aware of an incident, we can deal with it and potentially prevent the same thing happening to someone else."

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