Fourteen other states already have laws that require hate crime training for law enforcement.
Civil rights groups came together Monday at the Chicago Urban League to call on state lawmakers to require hate crime training for law enforcement.
"Hate crimes are surging in Chicago and across the state, and our dedicated law enforcement officers are not receiving the training they need to confront this surge," said Dan Goldwin, chief public affairs officer for the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago.
FBI statistics show hate crimes are up in Illinois and across the country with nearly 12,000 reports nationwide in 2023. "We are talking about an average of 32.5 hate crimes every single day. This is 17 more per day than just nine years ago, and these are just the ones we know about," said David Goldenberg, Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
"A lot of hate crimes and bias incidents go unreported," said Mike Ziri, director of public policy for Equality Illinois."And there are many reasons for this, including a lack of trust between the community and law enforcement.
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