By Dennis Romero, August 28, 2017
Hate crime in the city of Los Angeles remains on the rise in the era of President Trump, according to preliminary midyear data from the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. Such incidents surged 12.6 percent compared with the same time last year. The increase would put Los Angeles on track for a fourth straight year of hate-crime increases, according to the center’s data.
Researchers used L.A. Police Department data to measure violent aggravated assaults and other incidents motivated by hate. Los Angeles’ midyear increase was mild compared with other cities. Long Beach was looking at a preliminary surge of 700 percent this year; San Jose, 400 percent; San Francisco, 100 percent; Portland, Oregon, 233 percent; and New York, 28 percent.
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