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A hate
crime is a criminal offense committed against a person or property which
is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender's bias against a race,
religion, disability, ethnicity/national origin, or sexual orientation.
(FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Manual).
Hate
Crimes Per Year
| |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Number of Incidents
per Year* |
98
|
146 |
124 |
118 |
123 |
| Number of Offenses
per Year* |
107
|
156 |
128 |
128 |
146 |
Breakdown
of Offenses Per Year
|
Offenses
|
Number
of Occurrences |
| |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
|
Murder
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Rape
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Robbery
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
Aggravated
Assault
|
8
|
22
|
17
|
14
|
12
|
|
Burglary
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
Larceny
|
1
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
Motor
Vehicle Theft
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Simple
Assault
|
18
|
16
|
25
|
19
|
21
|
|
Intimidation
|
54
|
52
|
56
|
66
|
74
|
|
Damage
Property
|
22
|
49
|
24
|
22
|
33
|
|
Arson
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
*As
there can be multiple offenses involved in one incident, the total number
of offenses can be greater than the total number of incidents.
Hate
Crime Offenses by Location
|
Location
|
Number
of Offenses |
|
Bar/Night
Club
|
4
|
|
Church/Synagogue
|
2
|
|
Commercial/Office
Building
|
5
|
|
Convenience
Store
|
1
|
|
Department
Store
|
1
|
|
Highway/Road/Alley/Street
|
19
|
|
Hotel/Motel
|
4
|
|
Jail/Prison
|
1
|
|
Parking
Lot/Garage
|
13
|
|
Residence/Home
|
28
|
|
Restaurant
|
5
|
|
School/College
|
10
|
|
Service/Gas
Station
|
1
|
|
Specialty
Store
|
6
|
|
Other/Unknown
|
7
|
Hate Crime
Offenses by Bias Motivation
Racial
Bias
|
Race
|
Number
of Offenses |
|
Anti-White
|
5
|
|
Anti-Black
|
35
|
|
Anti-American
Indian/Alaskan Native
|
1
|
|
Anti-Asian/Pacific
Islander
|
11
|
|
Anti-Mutli
Racial Group
|
1
|
|
Total
|
53
|
|
Sexual
Orientation Bias
|
Sexual
Orientation
|
Number
of Offenses |
|
Anti-Male
Homosexual
|
12
|
|
Anti-Female
Homosexual
|
0
|
|
Anti-Homosexual
|
4
|
|
Anti-Heterosexual
|
0
|
|
Anti-Bisexual
|
0
|
|
Total
|
16
|
|
Ethnic
Bias
|
Ethnicity
|
Number
of Offenses |
|
Anti-Hispanic
|
16
|
|
Anti-Other
Ethnicity
|
11
|
|
Total
|
27
|
|
Religious
Bias
|
Religion
|
Number
of Offenses |
|
Anti-Jewish
|
8
|
|
Anti-Catholic
|
2
|
|
Anti-Islamic
|
0
|
|
Anti-Protestant
|
0
|
|
Anti-Other
Religion
|
0
|
|
Anti-Multi
Religious Group
|
1
|
|
Total
|
11
|
|
Disability
|
Disability
|
Number
of Offenses |
|
Anti-Mental
Disability
|
0
|
|
Anti-Physical
Disability
|
0
|
|
Total
|
0
|
|
Victims
by Type
|
Type
|
Number of Victims |
Percentage |
|
Individual
|
120
|
94.5%
|
|
Business
|
4
|
3.1%
|
|
Government
|
0
|
0.0%
|
|
Religious
|
2
|
1.6%
|
|
Other
|
1
|
0.8%
|
|
Total
|
127
|
100%
|
Hate
Crime Offenders
-
The total number
of incidents in which the offender was known: 83
- The total
number of incidents in which the offender was unknown: 15
- The total
number of known offenders: 118
Race
of Known Offenders
|
Race
|
Number
of Offenders |
Percentage |
|
White
|
71
|
60.2%
|
|
Black
|
15
|
12.7%
|
|
Amercian
Indian/Alaskan Native
|
3
|
2.5%
|
|
Asian/Pacific
Islander
|
4
|
3.4%
|
|
Multi-Racial
Group
|
2
|
1.7%
|
|
Unknown
|
23
|
19.5%
|
|
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