Friday, January 24, 2020

HATE CRIMES ABOUND IN L.A.

Los Angeles Faces 40% Increase In Hate Crimes Since 2016, LAPD Data Shows

LAPPL News Watch
January 23, 2020

The city of Los Angeles saw a 10.3% increase in hate crimes from 2018 to 2019, according to new data shared at a Los Angeles Council Public Safety Committee meeting Wednesday.

Hate crimes have steadily increased in the city, rising 40% from 229 reported acts in 2016 to 322 in 2019, the Los Angeles Police Department announced at the meeting.

The largest increase in hate crimes were against the Muslim community, with a 150% increase from 2018 to 2019, according to LAPD data.

There was a 60.5% increase in anti-Jewish crimes, with the number rising from 43 in 2018 to 69 in 2019, the data showed.

Similarly, there were 68 hate crimes reported against African Americans in 2019 and 53 against gay men.

The new data also showed a 23.5% increase in hate crimes against transgender people in 2019, for a total of 21 reported incidents — nearly three times more than in 2016.

1 comment:

Trey Rusk said...

Everyone is mad at somebody or something. I'm mad that I didn't win at Craps this week. I think about 80% of the bettors at the table were also mad. However I did win the Rockets bet with a 10 point spread. Made a whopping $18 bucks.