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CSUSB professor discusses increase in hate crimes in America’s 10 largest citiesUSA Today and at least 58 more news websitesJuly 17, 2018 Though relatively rare, hate crimes have seen an increase in cities across the USA. In California alone, the number spiked 44 percent between 2014 and 2017, up to 1,093 hate crimes last year, the state's attorney general's office reported last week. The total number of hate crimes in the 10 largest cities in America jumped in 2017, marking four straight years for an uptick in such incidents.  The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino found a 12.5 percent increase in incidents reported by police last year in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego and San Jose, California.  The number of hate crimes reported in those cities totaled 1,038, up from 923 in 2016, according to the May study. In New York, nearly half of hate crimes last year were committed against Jewish people. In Los Angeles, gay men were targeted most. And in Boston the largest demographic hit by hate crimes were African Americans.  Brian Levin, co-author of the report, attributed the recent increases to greater 'incivility' in national politics, citing policies such as President Donald Trump's travel ban from several majority-Muslim countries.  Levin also cited long-term increases in hate crime rates to demographic changes across the country, especially population increases in minority groups. According to the Pew Research Center, growth among Hispanic communities has accounted for half of USA population increase since 2000.  The center’s report was also cited in USA Today’s companion article, 'BBQ Becky, Permit Patty and why the Internet is shaming white people who police people 'simply for being black,'” which was also published in 41 other news outlets on July 17. Read the complete article at “Hate crimes are up in America's 10 largest cities. Here's why.”
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