L.A. County 2008 Hate Crime Report Released
By Stephanie Guzman, Posted 11/20/09
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The Los Angeles County Commission Human Relations released the 2008 Hate Crime Report. While hate crimes are down four percent, trends like hate crimes against religion or sexual orientation went up. Stephanie Guzman reports.
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- Hate Crimes declined four percent, from 763 reported cases to 729 reported cases.
- African Americans remained the most targeted group at 61 percent.
- Hate crimes between African Americans and Latinos:
- Black victims of hate crimes were targeted by Latinos 69 percent of the time. Latinos were targeted by blacks 61 percent of the time.
- Gang members were responsible for 22 percent of racial hate crimes
- The majority of hate crimes were committed in personal residences or in a public place.
- Sixteen percent of all hate crimes were motivated by religion. The majority were anti-Jewish at 65 percent.
- Hate Crimes declined four percent, from 763 reported cases to 729 reported cases.
- African Americans remained the most targeted group at 61 percent.
- Hate crimes between African Americans and Latinos:
- Black victims of hate crimes were targeted by Latinos 69 percent of the time. Latinos were targeted by blacks 61 percent of the time.
- Gang members were responsible for 22 percent of racial hate crimes
- The majority of hate crimes were committed in personal residences or in a public place.
- Sixteen percent of all hate crimes were motivated by religion. The majority were anti-Jewish at 65 percent.
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