Los Angeles, a Democratic Party bastion of supposed left-wing tolerance and enlightenment, saw hate crimes increase by 23% in 2021.
noted 786 victims of hate crimes, a 23% increase over 2020. The crimes overwhelmingly included acts of violence, and more than half were spurred by racism. Blacks, Latinos, Jews and LGBTQ individuals were among the most-targeted groups.[Executive director Robin] Toma attributed part of the increase to the fact that the county has made it easier to report hate crimes in recent years.
initiative, which includes a government hotline for reporting hate crimes. Constituents can reach it by calling 211.The trend has continued into 2022, according to left-wing District Attorney George Gascón.Reported hate crimes in 2021 rose 23% from 641 to 786, the largest number since 2002.Although they only comprise about 9% of the county’s population, African Americans were again disproportionately targeted and comprised 46% of racial hate crime victims.
There were 77 anti-Asian crimes, the largest number in at least 20 years. In nearly a quarter of these attacks, the victims were blamed for the pandemic.Religious crimes spiked 29% and the rate of violence was the highest on record. 74% of these attacks targeted Jews. There were 41 anti-transgender crimes, nearly tying the largest number ever documented. 93% of these crimes were violent, a rate much higher than racial, sexual orientation, and religious attacks.
The rise in hate crimes happened in a context of rising crime overall, following the Black Lives Matter riots and the decision of Mayor Eric Garcetti toJoel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host ofon Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET . He is the author of the recent e-book,
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