Anti-Arab Sentiment Fuels Hate-Crime Rise
From Times Wire Reports
A wave of anti-Arab hate crimes after last fall’s terrorist attacks drove hate crimes up 15.5% last year, reversing a downward trend, a state report showed Wednesday.
Hate crimes would have dropped 5% if not for assaults and threats against Muslims or those who appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent.
Prosecutors filed 314 hate-crime complaints and won convictions in 136 of the cases, against 207 individuals.
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