A report was released this month concerning bias-motivated incidents, a/k/a hate crimes, that targeted lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. The report was issued based upon a study by Security.org. The report analyzed FBI crime statistics for...
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Hate Crimes
Threatening and Intimidating at Phoenix Area Mosque
A man has been arrested for threatening or intimidating, and other offenses, after causing some serious discomfort for those worshipping at a mosque in Glendale, Arizona, outside Phoenix. Just days after the deadly shootings at two New Zealand mosques in which at...
Hate Crime Laws Across the Country
The FBI reports that hate crimes have continued to escalate across the country, citing three continuous years of increases. The largest motivator in these crimes appears to be racial and ethnic bias, although other factors – sexual orientation, religion, disability,...
Arizona Colleges Report Crime Statistics
Burglaries, Stalking and Hate Crimes Under federal law, known as the Clery Act (20 U.S.C.A. § 1092), every college and university that receives federal funding is required to file a variety of reports annually, including those related to campus crime. This year’s...
Hate Crimes Rise Sharply in 2017 – Phoenix Leads the Pack
To the surprise of nearly no one, hate crimes in major United States cities are up significantly in 2017. The most recent figures come from figures compiled by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State Bernardino. According to their findings, the...
Arizona Hate Crime Law
A recent news article reported that three people had been arrested on charges of robbing patrons in the parking lots of two bars in Phoenix. In each case, there were no injuries. The suspects allegedly approached the people and robbed them at gunpoint. All three (two...
Phoenix Investigation Targets Hate Crime
A shooting in Phoenix over the weekend has all the earmarks of what most of us would consider a hate crime. The incident began in Julioberto’s restaurant at about 3:00 a.m. There were apparently two groups of people inside who began to exchange words. Eventually,...