“California’s Jewish community did not have to wait till the report was released to experience that increase of hatred directed at us this past year with our own eyes and ears,” said Senior Rabbi Ken Chasen of Leo Baeck Temple in Bel-Air.Ĭhasen noted the antisemitic banner that hung over the 405 Freeway in October and fliers left at the “homes of congregants” in April 2022, which blamed Jews for Russia’s war against Ukraine. Since 2017, there have been at least 100 hate crimes committed against Jews annually. That was a 24.3% jump from the previous year. The Jewish community suffered the bulk of anti-religious hate crimes in 2022 - accounting for 189 out of the 303 reported. Anti-white crimes increased 24.1% to 103. “Although reports of anti-Asian hate crimes went down in 2022 from its peak in 2021, we know incidents are still occurring,” Estuar said.Ĭalifornia Amid a rise in reported hate crimes, California creates a special hotlineĬalifornia is officially launching a hotline this week for people to report acts of hate and bias, as the state grapples with a rise in reported hate crimes.Īnti-Latino hate crimes rose 6.6%, to 210, according to the report.
Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park), the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress. He pointed to the assault of an Asian woman on the Metro A Line in May and a Republican congressman in February publicly questioning the “loyalty” of Rep. Paul Estuar, litigation director of the civil rights group Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, said attacks against the community ranged from hate-filled phrases to punches. “We acknowledged that we’re still in a very high area and there’s more work to do.” “We’re still at very high numbers and we’d like to get them down,” said Bonta, the state’s first Filipino American attorney general.
When asked what worked in lowering anti-Asian hate crimes, Bonta did not provide an answer but rather stressed that the numbers still needed to improve. There were 19 anti-Asian events in 20 and 35 or fewer in all but one year between 20.
Last year’s figure is still significantly elevated from the historic lows of the mid-2010s. The number of hate crimes in California rose for the third year in a row, according to an annual report from the state Department of Justice. California ‘An epidemic of hate’: Anti-Asian hate crimes in California jumped 177% in 2021
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