Posted on Jul 6, 2023
Oregon notches 74% rise in reports of hate crimes, bias incidents
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Reports of bias incidents and crimes have increased since 2020 and are driven in part by extremist rhetoric becoming more mainstream, according to a new report.
Nooses left in schoolyards and on people’s doorsteps. Pride flags torn down and burned. Places of worship defaced and damaged. Threats of violence, rape and death.
These are among the nearly 6,000 reports of bias incidents and crimes the Oregon Department of Justice’s Bias Response Hotline has received in the three years since the program launched, according to a state report released this month.
Nooses left in schoolyards and on people’s doorsteps. Pride flags torn down and burned. Places of worship defaced and damaged. Threats of violence, rape and death.
These are among the nearly 6,000 reports of bias incidents and crimes the Oregon Department of Justice’s Bias Response Hotline has received in the three years since the program launched, according to a state report released this month.
Oregon notches 74% rise in reports of hate crimes, bias incidents
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Calls to the state Justice Department hotline increased 74% from 2021 to 2022. Last year, the hotline received 2,534 reports of bias incidents and crimes."
"Calls to the state Justice Department hotline increased 74% from 2021 to 2022. Last year, the hotline received 2,534 reports of bias incidents and crimes."
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