One person, who was arrested, has been charged with 31 hate crimes, making up half of last year's cases.
Hate crimes against the AAPI community in San Francisco rose more than 500% last year, police say
Scott spoke at a media conference Tuesday where he released the preliminary statistics. Scott said there was a 567% rise in hate crimes in 2021 compared to the previous year. Scott noted the department has made arrests in the majority of those cases, including one person who was arrested in the Taraval neighborhood. That person was linked to and charged with 31 hate crimes, roughly half of last year's cases.
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