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Hate crimes against Asians up 169% in first quarter of 2021

By Mike Brest
Published April 29, 2021 4:41pm ET
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Hate crimes against Asians up 169% in first quarter of 2021
The number of hate crimes against Asian Americans has substantially increased during the first quarter of this year compared to 2020. New hate crime data indicate that there have been 86 reported attacks against Asian Americans so far in 2021 in 15 of America’s largest cities and counties, according to a report released on Thursday […]

The number of hate crimes against Asian Americans has substantially increased during the first quarter of this year compared to 2020.

New hate crime data indicate that there have been 86 reported attacks against Asian Americans so far in 2021 in 15 of America’s largest cities and counties, according to a report released on Thursday by the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino.

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