Tracking and Preventing Tracking and Preventing Hate ViolenceHate Violence

Marshall WongMarshall Wong

Hate Crime CoordinatorHate Crime Coordinator

Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission

California law defines hate crime as California law defines hate crime as those crimes in which the facts those crimes in which the facts indicate that bias against the victim’s indicate that bias against the victim’s real or perceived race, ethnicity, real or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability or gender is a religion, disability or gender is a substantial motivating factor in the substantial motivating factor in the commission of an offense.commission of an offense.

What is a hate crime?

Total Number of Hate Crimes by YearTotal Number of Hate Crimes by Year

2002-2006 Los Angeles County Hate Crimes2002-2006 Los Angeles County Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes by Motivation 2006Hate Crimes by Motivation 2006

* These were primarily cases of vandalism that used hate symbols and it could not be * These were primarily cases of vandalism that used hate symbols and it could not be determined if these crimes were targeting by race, religion, etc.determined if these crimes were targeting by race, religion, etc.

Unidentified suspects were Unidentified suspects were involved in 54 additional crimes.involved in 54 additional crimes.

Unidentified suspects were Unidentified suspects were involved in 17 additional crimes.involved in 17 additional crimes.

Hate Crimes by Motivation 2006Hate Crimes by Motivation 2006

68%

17%

15%

1%

1%

Race/ Ethnicity Sexual Orientation

Religion Disability

Gender

67%

19%

14%

0.2%

0.6%

California Los Angeles County

Source: Cal DOJ 2006 Hate Crime Report, LA County HRC 2006 Hate Crime Report

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