Hate crimes in Virginia were up just more than 18 percent, and in the District of Columbia they rose 8 percent last year, according to an FBI report released Monday.
Virginia had 389 hate crimes, up from 328 in 2005. There were 64 reported cases in D.C. in 2006, up from 59 the previous year. Maryland reported 218 incidents, up under 5 percent from the 208 cases in 2005.
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