Hate crimes in NY increase by almost 70%

August 28, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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STATEWIDE — HATE CRIMES IN NEW YORK STATE HAVE SURGED over the last five years with 1,089 reported instances in 2023, marking the highest number reported since 2000, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The number is 69% more than in 2019. The most common motivation reported in 2023 was for religion, with 543 incidents or nearly half of the hate crimes. Race, ethnicity and national origin constitute approximately one-third, and sexual orientation or gender identity (LGBTQ+) made up almost 17%.

The report for 2023 shows that 44% of all recorded hate crime incidents and 88% of religious-based hate crimes targeted Jewish victims. A category that includes hate crimes against Jewish and Muslim New Yorkers rose by 89% (253 to 477) and 106% (18 to 37), respectively, between 2018 and 2023. Anti-gay male hate crimes have risen by 141% and anti-transgender crimes by 140%. Racially motivated incidents in the state have also spiked in the past five years. Nearly 17% of all recorded hate crime incidents and 52% of racially motivated hate crimes were anti-Black.

A hate crime is an offense committed against a person or property that is motivated by a perception or belief about the victim’s race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or another protected characteristic.

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