San Francisco city leaders pledged to step up policing in Asian-American communities after statistics showed that 60 hate crimes were committed against Asians in the city during 2021, up from only nine the year before
San Francisco is the latest major U.S. city to have marked a sharp upswing in hate crimes against Asian Americans in the past year. New York City police said in December that 129 such incidents had been reported in 2021, compared with 28 in 2020.
"This is an extraordinary community and I am heartbroken, I'm frustrated, I'm embarrassed, I'm angry about the violence that has continued to impact many of the people who are part of our Asian community but especially our seniors," Breed said.
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