Friday, July 09, 2021

NYC hate crimes skyrocketed by 139 percent this year: NYPD

NYC hate crimes skyrocketed by 139 percent this year: NYPD
  • Cops say they’ve investigated 320 reports of possible bias attacks through June 27, up from 134 incidents during the same period in 2020.
  • Offenses against Asians surged by 400 percent, to 105 reported cases this year from 21 last year.
  • Anti-Semitic assaults went up 69 percent, to 113 incidents this year from 67 last year.
  • The NYPD reported 28 attacks on Blacks this year, nearly double last year’s 15.
  • There were also 11 hate crimes against whites, an increase from four in 2020; five incidents involving Muslims, up from two last year; and four offenses against Hispanics after none last year, the data shows.
  • In addition, the NYPD reported 31 hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation this year versus nine last year, a 244 percent increase.
...“There’s no law and order anymore,” said a 26-year-old Upper West Side woman, who told The Post she and a group of fellow Jewish students were targeted outside Central Park on June 12...Read all.

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