Washington had 4th highest hate crime total in 2018, FBI report says
The number of hate crimes across Washington plateaued from 2017 to 2018, going from 510 to 506 of reported incidents. But the state was still had the fourth-highest number of hate crimes behind California, New York and New Jersey, according to a new FBI report.
The barely receded numbers also reflected how hate crimes changed across the country, going from 7,175 in 2017 to 7,120 in 2018. However, the data showed a huge jump in one breakdown of the data. While hate crimes in general decreased by 1%, those that were fueled by sexual orientation discrimination increased by 30% across the state.
"It is unacceptable that hate crimes are at a near all-time high here in the Pacific Northwest and across the U.S.,” said Anti-Defamation League Pacific Northwest Regional Director Miri Cypers in a news release after the FBI report came out, singling out the increase in sexual orientation-related hate crimes. "We will continue to work with elected leaders, community groups, and law enforcement to ensure that individuals are adequately protected from targeted attacks. We will not stop until all communities are safe from hate.”
Washington just recently hit its high numbers in 2017, after a 42% increase from 2016.
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