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Hate Crimes Drop 1% in LA County but Are Still at 2nd Highest Level in 44 Years
The 2024 report highlights sustained high hate crime levels targeting multiple groups with data from over 100 agencies and community organizations across the county.
- On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations released its 2024 hate crime analysis with Helen Chin and Robin Toma leading a 9 a.m. news conference joined by law enforcement.
- Last year, the county recorded 1,350 reported hate crimes in 2023, the highest since 1980, following a notable increase that prompted scrutiny, the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission reported.
- The report found that reported hate crimes in 2024 decreased by 1% to 1,350, with 345 anti-Black crimes at a record high and 102 anti-transgender crimes, 95% violent.
- The commission recommended residents access the LA vs Hate initiative for confidential services in multiple languages, and County Sheriff Robert Luna said, `We want our community to know that we are here to protect them and that hate has no place in Los Angeles County.`
- Compiling reports from more than 100 law enforcement agencies, educational institutions and community-based organizations, the report shows 678 victims in 2024, record crimes targeting Muslims and Scientologists, and 147 incidents at schools, accounting for 11% of hate crimes.
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L.A. County records second-highest total of hate crimes in 44 years
While hate crimes decreased by 1%, from 1,367 in 2023 to 1,355 in 2024, throughout Los Angeles County, public safety officials said Thursday that the number marked the second-highest total number of such crimes.
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LA County Commission to Release Annual Hate Crime Report
In 2023, reported hate crimes in Los Angeles County rose to their highest level in 43 years, increasing by 45% compared to 2022, and Thursday county officials are expected to release an analysis of data for 2024. On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission will discuss the findings of its 2024 Report on Hate Crime in Los Angeles County. The information is collected from more than 100 law enforcement agencies, school districts,…
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