Hate crimes in Orange County continue to escalate, particularly against the Jewish and LGBTQ populations, said Norma Lopez, executive director of the O.C.
The O.C. Human Relations Council’s 2018 hate crime report, presented at the Los Olivos Community Center in Irvine on Sept. 26, acquired reports from law enforcement, school districts, colleges and universities and community groups., a nonprofit that monitors activities of hate groups around the country, Lopez said 1,200 hate groups were tracked in the U.S. in 2018.
Vandalism, simple assaults, aggravated assaults and criminal threats represented a combined 40% of all reported hate crimes in O.C. in 2018, with vandalism being the most frequently reported. Murder and terrorist threats represented 1% each, and the remaining fraction wasn’t shown due to limited data about the offense.
Of the 32 cases reviewed as possible hate crimes by the District Attorney’s Office in 2018, criminal charges were filed in 25, with 15 including a hate crime charge. In all but one, the defendant was convicted of a hate crime or still faces hate crime charges.
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