PEOPLE are being urged to show their solidarity with the UK's immigrant population following an increase in post-referendum hate crimes.
The simple idea sees people pinning safety pins to their clothing so people can "identify themselves as a "safe" ally".
West Mercia Police said there has been a small rise in hate crimes across Worcestershire since Brexit - adding "they will not tolerate it".
West Mercia Police has compared data for the last two weekends across the force region and has seen a rise, although they believe more hate crimes are going unreported.
The safety pin idea began on Twitter by user @cheeahs and #safetypin has been trending on the social media site.
So I have an idea similar to #ridewithme to help protect those eing abused as result of Brexit referendum - but I need your help.
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 26, 2016
The idea being that anyone against the sort of nationalistic, racist violence we've been seeing could identify themselves as a "safe" ally.
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 26, 2016
I'd like to come up with something that can be made by anybody anywhere to pin on their jacket or coat to signify that they are an ally.
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 26, 2016
A safe person to sit next to on a bus, walk next to on a street, even have a conversation with.
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 26, 2016
I quite like the idea of just putting a safety pin, empty of anything else, on your coat. A literal SAFETY pin!
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 26, 2016
Some of the crimes nationwide include racist graffiti on a Polish association building in London, letters being posted through homes in Cambridgeshire saying 'Leave the EU, no more Polish' and one viral internet video in Hackney where a man yells to a passer-by: "Go back to your country".
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