hate crime
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In California, reported hate crime rates are down 3.4% from 2024, but hate crimes involving racial or ethnic bias have increased by 6.2%, according to the 2025 Hate Crime in California report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
"We are actively investigating this as a hate crime," San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
In the last year there were 137,550 suspected hate crime incidents in total recorded by police forces in England and Wales, but less than a tenth result in criminal charges being issued.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
The statement said there was no specific offence of "hate crime" in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The term hate crime was coined in response to what was described at the time as an “epidemic” of neo-Nazi and skinhead violence, although in retrospect it’s unclear whether any such epidemic existed.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
