bias crime

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Recent Examples of bias crime Hay was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on assault and bias crime charges, officials said. Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024 Because of the victim’s profile, the police had designated the attack a bias crime. Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024 Those numbers have continued to rise in the first month of 2024 as the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force has seen a 12% increase in bias crimes, according to police department statistics. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024 Officials at the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating the case, said the killing did not appear to be a bias crime or act of domestic terrorism. Hannan Adely, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bias crime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bias crime
Noun
  • His brother became convinced that Scott had been the victim of a hate crime.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The incident is being investigated by the Justice Department as a hate crime.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There aren’t any obvious errors that can be laid at Darlow’s door over the past four matches.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His wife, Rebecca Haro, was charged with two crimes — murder and filing a false report — and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing the day Jake Haro will be sentenced.
    Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And there have been 70 weapons violations with a gun this year, versus 43 in 2024.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Tamara and her cousins say the audio release is just the latest violation of their rights under Marsy’s Law, a California statute that gives crime victims the rights to privacy, dignity and respect.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wicks acknowledges a debt to the original genre-defining show.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Kyiv would be required to repay the debt only if Russia paid reparations for its war.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Bias crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bias%20crime. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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