Dr. Monica Lomeli, with the LA County Commission on Human Relations, said one of the reasons hate crimes have increased is because of an increase in reporting of hate crimes. She said political rhetoric also has added to an increase in hate crime numbers.Dec 1...
LOS ANGELES - Reported hate crime events in California increased by 20.2% in 2022 compared to the previous year, with such crimes based on sexual orientation spiking up by 29% and those against Black residents increasing by 27.1%, according to a report released Tuesday in Los Angeles by Attorn...
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Crimes motivated byanti-Jewishand anti-Israeli feelings increased 90% and 450%, respectively, in Los Angeles in 2023, according to the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations. They were the highest levels ever for both categories, the commission said this week in its annual analysis of...
LOS ANGELES - Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department are investigating a series of alleged hate crimes in the western San Fernando Valley after several Jewish-owned businesses were vandalized in Woodland Hills and Canoga Park beginning Saturday. Investigators believe the same suspect struck ...
The Network Against Hate Crime, a project of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission, will hold a community training conference March 31 to raise awareness of hate crimes. The conference at Cal State Los Angeles, the first ever by the network, was planned to increase the public’s ...
A coalition of civil and human rights leaders, officials, and the community stood in front of the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration in the face of rising hate violence.
A Times Orange County poll a little more than a year ago showed that friendships across racial lines improved the views members of one group had of another ethnic group. The barriers need to be broken down continually, and the spotlight must be put on hate. The commission reports remind us...
Many thriving "gay communities" across the United States report high levels of sexual orientation-based hate crimes every year, raising questions about the level of safety in these gay communities and neighborhoods. This study examines hate crime data from 2002–2006 in Los Angeles County and the...