Our roundtable participants acknowledged the anecdotal and self-reported nature of much of the existing information about serious harms on the basis of religion. It was agreed that this is not ideal. In fact, community members involved in collecting data on serious harms often report a level of vicarious trauma from constantly hearing about harms towards their fellow community members. The absence of a nationally consistent system for recording and classifying bias-motivated crimes was seen as an urgent priority. Some pointed to the systems in place in other countries, including Canada, the US and the UK, which have had systems in place for several decades. Particular reference was made to a UK online reporting tool, True Vision, which allows people to report incidents or crimes on the basis of various attributes, including religion. This tool is linked to the police, and also functions as an official national register.32 Freedom of religion in Australia: a focus on serious harms • July 2020 • 19