29 Oct LA County Hate Crimes Remain Elevated
Last Friday, the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR) released its annual account of hate crimes reported throughout Los Angeles County in calendar year 2019. Since 1980, LACCHR has compiled, analyzed, and produced this annual report of hate crime data submitted by law enforcement agencies, educational institutions, and community-based organizations. While hate crimes remain virtually unchanged from the previous year, increasing 523 in 2018 to 524 in 2019, this high represents a 36% increase since hitting a 30-year low in 2013. With the leadership and support of the Board of Supervisors, LACCHR and its partners have worked to combat hate in LA County, including the launch of the “LA vs Hate” initiative earlier this year.
To view the complete report, including hate crime maps, graphs and tables, please visit hrc.lacounty.gov. For specific race/ethnicity data and examples, please click here for anti-African American hate crimes, click here for anti-Latino hate crimes, and click here for anti-Asian hate crimes.
The press conference replay may be viewed here. In addition, LA Times has published their story on the 2019 Hate Crimes Report which can be read online.