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hate crimes
FBI: Criminal hate crimes against Jews rose by 9 percent in 2015
Jewish Journal
November 14, 2016
A rise in hate crimes against Muslims and Jews contributed to a 6.8 percent overall increase in 2015 incidents from the previous year, according to the FBI.
Anti-Semitic hate crimes rise in Los Angeles
Eitan Arom
October 6, 2016
On Jan. 7, 2015, a rabbi found a black swastika painted on the fence of his home.
British Jewish groups condemn hate crimes in wake of Brexit vote
Jewish Journal
June 29, 2016
Jewish groups in Britain condemned the uptick in racist harassment and other hate crimes in the wake of the country’s vote to leave the European Union.
Attacks on LGBT people rarely prosecuted as hate crimes
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2016
Dionte Greene, a 22-year-old black gay male, was looking for a hook-up.
Hate crimes rose in L.A. County in 2014
Ryan Torok
September 24, 2015
Hate crimes in Los Angeles County targeting Jews increased in 2014 from 2013, despite being at the second-lowest overall number in 25 years, according to the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations 2014 Hate Crime Report, which was released on Thursday, Sept. 24.
Fraternity conclave focuses on hate crimes, security
Ryan Torok
February 11, 2015
A security consultant working for the primarily Jewish college fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) — the target of numerous hate crimes across the country, most recently at UC Davis, where members awoke Jan. 31 to find two swastikas spray painted on their house — was among those who addressed more than 800 of the fraternity’s members during a Feb. 6-8 conclave in Santa Barbara.
Jews remain main target of religious hate crimes in 2012 in L.A.
Ryan Torok
October 3, 2013
Jews continue to be the single most targeted group of religiously motivated hate crimes in Los Angeles County according to the 2012 Hate Crime Report published by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations that was released on Oct. 2.
Orthodox Jews pledge to guard London mosque
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2013
An Orthodox Jewish patrol group in London said it would protect a mosque after a rise in hate crimes against Muslims.
Opinion: Monitor hate crimes, as promised
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2012
How much homophobia is there? And how much anti-Semitism? How many Muslims are beaten up because of who they are?
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