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Hate crimes are on the rise − but the narrow legal definition makes it hard to charge and convict
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThere has been a sharp uptick in crimes specifically targeting Muslim and Jewish people since the...
Stabbing of Palestinian American in Texas meets hate crime definition: Police
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe recent stabbing of a Palestinian American in Austin, Texas, qualifies as a hate crime, local...
Federal hate crime indictment for man accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe man accused of targeting two Jewish men and shooting them last month in Los Angeles has been...
Anti-transgender hate crimes spike, leading to calls for a public health emergency
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor decades, transgender Americans have lived under a constant threat of violence. Whether at their...
This week in SC politics: House passes Hate Crimes bill. Some lawmakers fixate on sex, gender.
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn an effort to become the 49th state to adopt a hate crimes law, the SC House chamber passed the...
From a jumble of statistics, a dramatic rise in hate and bigotry in NJ
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoReported bias incidents nearly quadrupled in New Jersey between 2018 and 2022, and they keep rising....
Beaufort weighs penalties for ‘hate intimidation’ over race, religion and gender identity
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMore South Carolina communities are moving to pass hate crime ordinances in the absence of a...
Hate crimes investigation sought at Duke after ‘disturbing’ vandalism of Ramadan mural
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 months agoThe nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group is calling for a state and federal hate crimes...
Hate crimes will spike around the 2024 presidential election, civil rights group warns
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFBI data shows an "unmistakable pattern" of reported hate crimes spiking during presidential elections, according to a new report. Data going back to 2008 reveals increases in hate crimes against ...
Labour will order police to record anti-Semitic and Islamophobic non-hate crime incidents
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA Labour Government would require police to record non-hate crime incidents of anti-Semitism and...