For the first time, LA County’s new “Hate Incident Report” finds that 821 acts of hate – in addition to 1,350 hate crimes previously reported – occurred in LA County, including shocking bias-motivated hostilities that include verbal attacks and harassment. This report reveals an alarming growth in incidents at schools, colleges and universities, as well as ...

Key findings show a sharp increase in victimization across multiple groups, with record levels of hate crimes targeting African Americans, Asians, Jewish people, Latino/as, LGBT* individuals, and transgender people. The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR) released its annual analysis of hate crimes reported throughout Los Angeles County in 2023. Since 1980, LACCHR ...

by Barbara Smith Elected officials and leaders from LA vs Hate, the county’s anti-hate program under the Human Relations Commission, CA vs. Hate and other statewide coalition partners, gathered at a press conference at Watts Historic Train Station last Friday to launch the annual “United Against Hate” week. United Against Hate Week originated in 2017 as a poster campaign ...