Bias incidents in New Jersey increased by almost a third last year compared to 2020, new numbers from the state Attorney General's Office show.
Reported bias incidents hit a record high in New Jersey in 2021, following a turbulent 2020, according to state officials. Asian and transgender people saw the biggest increases in targeted incidents. Factors driving the activity include the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 presidential election, and backlash from Black Lives Matter protests, officials said.Reported bias incidents hit a record high in New Jersey in 2021, following a turbulent 2020, according to state officials.
He attributed the increase to better ways of reporting bias — which can now be done electronically — and divisive rhetoric. We need to do a better job coming together, speaking to one another, and educating communities on how to interact with each otherPreliminary 2021 numbers show Asian and transgender people saw the biggest spikes in targeted incidents, with increases of 87% and 171%, respectively, from 2020. Anti-Black incidents constituted 39% of the incidents, the most for any group, while Jewish people were the most commonly targeted religious group.
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