Anti-Asian hate crimes have risen 150% nationwide: Study

By Mica Soellner

Published March 9, 2021 9:59pm ET

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Anti-Asian hate crimes have risen 150% nationwide: Study — A new study revealed hate crimes against Asian Americans spiked almost 150% throughout 2020, a year ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic that is speculated to have fueled some of the violence after the virus was first discovered in China. An analysis released by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State […]

A new study revealed hate crimes against Asian Americans spiked almost 150% throughout 2020, a year ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic that is speculated to have fueled some of the violence after the virus was first discovered in China.

An analysis released by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, looked into hate crimes in 16 of the country’s biggest cities and how they compared from 2019 to 2020.

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