New York 2010 Hate Crimes Data Released

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has recently released its 2010 Annual Report on Hate Crime in New York State (full text). Hate crimes during 2010 were up sharply in New York City, and were down in the rest of the state. 39% of the hate crimes reported were motivated by religious bias, the vast majority of those being motivated by anti-Jewish bias.  220 hate crimes (including 90 crimes against persons) were anti-Jewish, while 29 (including 22 crimes against persons) were anti-Muslim. Percentage-wise, however, anti-Jewish hate crimes dropped by 12% from the prior year, while anti-Muslim crimes increased 163% from 2009. Almost 41% of 2010 hate crimes were motivated by race, ethnicity or national origin, while nearly 20% were motivated by sexual orientation.