New research from the CA Department of Justice shows that while overall hate crimes statewide went down, reported attacks against the LGBTQ+, Jewish and Muslim communities rose in 2023.
Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walkout to protest antisemitic incidents at the Woodland Hills school on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Something as simple as walking down the street can become a much more tense moment if you are LGBTQ+, or a person of color.
Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walkout to protest antisemitic incidents at the Woodland Hills school on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Protestors march at a rally against Asian hate crimes past the Los Angeles Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles , Saturday, March 27, 2021. The gathered crowd demanded justice for the victims of the Atlanta spa shooting and for an end to racism, xenophobia and misogyny. The “LA vs. Hate” initiative encourages people to call 211 if they are victims or witness an incident of hate.
Dellaery Limon of Family Assistance Program of San Bernardino and Victorville during Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance’s Pride Month celebration at Perris Hill Park and Roosevelt Bowl Stadium in San Bernardino on Thursday, June 20, 2024. The overall number of reported hate crime events in the state decreased from 2,474 in 2022 to 2,303 last year.
As a result, attitudes toward Jewish and Muslim residents have overall suffered, the DOJ report alleges. Richard Marcus, president and board of directors for Jewish Long Beach, said the new report “makes clear — we have a long way to go.” “When final local numbers are available, California actually will have significantly more hate crime totals than those found in the report, and is also likely to mitigate or erase this initial reported overall decline,” Levin said by email.
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