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The police report does not list the incident as a hate/bias crime.—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 Between 1991 and 1992, Kansas City police recorded 59 bias crimes, but only one was classified as a gay bashing.—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025 The findings revealed not only a considerable number of bias crimes but also that some were committed by a specific member of the Kansas City Police Department.
ACT-UP’s protests faced backlash, which was reflected in letters to the editors of The Star.—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025 Through last Sunday, bias crimes in the city were down 18% this year, with 18 incidents compared to 22 by this time last year.—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bias crime
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