Extremism is infectious, a Virus of Hate, and today, extremists in the United States are engaged in activities motivated by hateful ideologies focused on race, religion and a host of extremist issues. As a component of its public safety research, the Safe Communities Institute tracks reports of hate crimes and extremism. Presented here are news stories on hate crimes published in recent weeks.
March 16-April 3
- NYC teen charged with hate crime after group attacks Hasidic Jewish man in Brooklyn, Fox News
- Texas Man Charged with Civil Rights Violations for Setting Fire to Synagogue, Homeland Security Today
- Teens Charged with Hate Crime in Islamophobic Attack Near Lynnwood, The Daily Herald
- Man Facing Hate Crime Charge in Downtown Las Vegas Stabbing, KSNV
- Two Teens Sentenced for Hate Crime After Vandalizing Rabbi’s Home in Bonita Springs, WINK News
- Residents of Multiple Houston Neighborhoods Report Racist Flyers in Yards, ABC 13
- San Joaquin County District Attorney Files Hate Crime Charges in the Killing of Justin Peoples, ABC 10
- FBI Eyeing 6 Suspects After Bomb Threats at Black Colleges, Associated Press
- White Teen Seen on Video Throwing Cotton, Whipping Black student Charged with Hate Crime, USA Today
- Hate Crime Charge for Teen Recorded Whipping Classmate, Associated Press
