Stalking And Harassment
Stalking is a serious crime involving obsessive and unwanted behaviour, making the victim feel unsafe. The stalker can employ various methods, such as following the victim, making unwanted phone calls, harassing them online, or stalking them on social media. Stalking can take on different forms and often involves threats, damage to property, or physical harm.
Harassment can take many forms, such as bullying, unwanted gifts and communications, or sexual harassment. It can also involve family members or partners of the victim. However, stalking is more severe and often involves persistent following, spying, uninvited visits, online monitoring through spyware or tracking apps, identity theft, and even threats against the victim's children.
Help & Advice To Stay Protected From Stalking
It is important to recognize that stalking can happen to anyone, regardless of their background, and can be performed by anyone, whether they are known to the victim or not.
Whenever you suspect stalking, document any potential evidence, such as dates, times, locations of incidents, and any supporting evidence. Also, keep any gifts or messages from the stalker as evidence.
Different Ways To Report Stalking:
- Call the National Stalking Helpline on 0808 802 0300.
- Call Paladin, the National Stalking Advisory Service, on 020 3866 4107.
- You can call on 101 to report stalking. If your life is in danger or the crime is still happening, dial 999.
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