hate crimes

NY governor orders statewide hate crimes unit after rise in attacks

“New York is, and will always be, a place of acceptance, inclusion and a bastion of hope for all people,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

FBI: Criminal hate crimes against Jews rose by 9 percent in 2015

Some 53.3 percent of all religiously motivated hate crimes, or 664 incidents, were directed at Jews, who make up less than 2 percent of the population.

Connecticut man being held on weapons charges indicted for online threat to kill Jews

The agent in charge of the FBI’s New Haven division told The Associated Press that she believes authorities may have thwarted “a horrific hate crime."