San Francisco Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Jump 567%; Mayor, Police Chief Pledge Response, Urge Residents

[Eugene]

Source: KPIX-TV

San Francisco Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Jump 567%; Mayor, Police Chief Pledge Response, Urge Residents To Report Crimes

January 25, 2022 at 2:43 pm

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Police Chief Bill Scott on Tuesday highlighted a surge in hate crimes against the city’s Asian-American and Pacific-Islander (AAPI) communities as seen in new statistics from the police department.

At a Tuesday press conference in the city’s Chinatown district, Breed and Scott spoke about the preliminary police data which shows the number of AAPI hate crime victims in San Francisco rose from nine in 2020 to 60 victims in 2021, nearly a 600% increase.

Breed said the data doesn’t even tell the whole story and pledged to work with the police department to heighten protection and awareness, especially as the Lunar New Year celebrations approach.

“That’s only people that are reporting those crimes. I know that there are a number of people that are not reporting those crimes,” said Breed. “We want to make sure people feel safe, we want to make sure people are comfortable with reporting. We are aggressively in the process of doing recruitment with the police department. We are doing everything we can as the department has a number of people who are absent because of COVID to fill those officers with overtime so that we can make sure these communities are protected as we promised.

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Read more: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2022/01/25/asian-american-attacks-hate-crimes-san-francisco-mayor-breed-police-lunar-new-year/

[dalton99a]

1. Many are not reporting because there are no consequences for the criminals.

The SF DA is highly allergic to prosecuting them

[RandySF]

2. My wife was struck on the head while off-boarding a bus.

[ChazII]

3. How is she doing?

This is a scary thing to read. Hope your wife is okay.

[RandySF]

6. She's fine, thanks for asking. It was a glancing blow.

Happened in 2021.

[sakabatou]

5. Is she okay?

[maxsolomon]

4. the % increase makes it sound worse than the raw numbers do.

the number of AAPI hate crime victims in San Francisco rose from nine in 2020 to 60 victims in 2021

my unscientific impression is that the attackers are largely SF's street crazies. empty streets do not help.

[MichMan]

7. Victim In Brutal Chinatown Attack Sues San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – As authorities report skyrocketing hate crimes against Asian Americans in San Francisco, one victim has sued District Attorney Chesa Boudin and the city, claiming more needs to be done to stop the attacks.

“It was the most brutal, terrifying and humiliating experience of my life,” said Ahn Lê of San Francisco.

The 69-year-old said he was beaten with a baseball bat by a father-son duo while walking in Chinatown in November 2019.

Lê is now suing the District Attorney’s office and the city, alleging his rights as a victim were ignored, saying the defendant was given the option to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, without being informed.

[link:https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2022/01/25/victim-in-brutal-chinatown-attack-sues-san-francisco-da-chesa-boudin-amid-shocking-jump-in-anti-asian-hate-crimes/|

[dalton99a]

9. +1. Shades of Vincent Chin

And notice the date of the attack: November 2019 - BEFORE the pandemic

San Francisco has a problem.

[MichMan]

10. Yes, I recall that incident in Detroit

Mr Chin died from the attack. Very similar with father and son perpetrating a hate crime using a baseball bat with very light criminal charges. I guess no one has learned anything in the last 38 years

[Solly Mack]

8. K&R