It's no surprise that since a certain someone was elected that hate crimes have been on the rise in the U.S. we call it "the Trump Effect." It seems that some hate groups who support him have felt empowered to commit acts of crime and violence against non-white, gay, non-christian people.
Here's the story from the news:
THE RISE OF HATE CRIME IN THE U.S. -"The number of hate crimes rose across the United States in 2016, marking the first time in over a decade that the country has experienced consecutive annual increases in crimes targeting people based on their race, religion, sexuality, disability or national origin," according to data collected by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino.
Exclusive: New Report Offers Proof Of US Hate Crime Rise In The Trump Era
Data
collected by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at
California State University, San Bernardino, and provided exclusively to
HuffPost, shows hate crimes rose about 5 percent from 2015 to 2016.
The
study, authored by Professor Brian Levin, is seen as a reliable
predictor of official FBI hate crime statistics, released each year in
November. Levin’s 2016 findings amount to the most comprehensive hate
crime data to date for the divisive election year, and back up alarming
anecdotal evidence of emboldened bigotry in America.
According to Levin, the study found “nearly identical” increases in hate crimes across two separate data sets.
The
first data set consists of hate crime numbers reported by law
enforcement agencies in 31 large cities and counties, including the 10
largest cities in the U.S. The study found 2,101 hate crimes in those
cities and counties, a nearly 5 percent rise from the 2,003 hate crimes
in the same places the year before.
Of the nation’s five largest cities, all but Houston experienced double-digit percentage increases, Levin said.
Hate
crimes in Chicago rose 20 percent in 2016, 24 percent in New York City,
15 percent in Los Angeles, and 50 percent in Philadelphia. The city
with the largest increase in hate crimes was Washington, D.C., which saw
a 62 percent rise.
But 2016 was notable for the “significant increases” in hate crimes in the period around Election Day itself, he said. “What is so unusual about 2016 ― with the exception of the Midwest ― and particularly among the largest jurisdictions with the best data, was a clear and dramatic spike for the election period that was unlike anything I can recall in my professional career,” Levin said.
But 2016 was notable for the “significant increases” in hate crimes in the period around Election Day itself, he said. “What is so unusual about 2016 ― with the exception of the Midwest ― and particularly among the largest jurisdictions with the best data, was a clear and dramatic spike for the election period that was unlike anything I can recall in my professional career,” Levin said.
