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Recent Examples of hate crime
Through March 31, 80 of the 146 hate crime incidents reported citywide have been labeled anti-Semitic, NYPD statistics show.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
David Justin Gorevitz, 51, who has no permanent address, was charged with hate crime – malicious destruction of personal property over a vandalism incident that was discovered on Wednesday, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Savannah police department hasn’t reported a hate crime to the FBI since before 1991 and, in 2021, stopped reporting crime statistics to the federal agency altogether.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Authorities have arrested six people on hate crime allegations after an antisemitic attack on a University of Pittsburgh Jewish student, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
David Justin Gorevitz, 51, who has no permanent address, was charged with hate crime – malicious destruction of personal property over a vandalism incident that was discovered on Wednesday, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Savannah police department hasn’t reported a hate crime to the FBI since before 1991 and, in 2021, stopped reporting crime statistics to the federal agency altogether.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Authorities have arrested six people on hate crime allegations after an antisemitic attack on a University of Pittsburgh Jewish student, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
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The department also has a dedicated officer who tracks bias crimes and serves as a liaison with the LGBTQ community.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
17 Dec. 2025
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The police report does not list the incident as a hate/bias crime.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Mayer advanced to third on a subsequent error by Walls trying to flip the ball to second base, which scored Yoshida, and came home himself on Caleb Durbin’s RBI single, tying the game at 3-3.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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He was found dead by suicide in his jail cell that August — the result of what federal investigators concluded in 2023 was a cascade of misconduct, negligence and errors by staff at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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An earlier analysis from Deutsche Bank pointed out that the CBO assumes the primary deficit—the shortfall between revenue and spending excluding interest payments on debt—is expected to remain relatively stable over the next decade and beyond at about 2% of GDP.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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My health care plan will cap prescription drug spending, create a public option to bring down premiums, and eliminate medical debt for low-income Californians.—
Antonio Villaraigosa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Anti-gang units, officials say, form the backbone of the department’s crime fighting efforts in neighborhoods plagued by gang violence.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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But that, again, doesn’t stop the crime.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Garcia Martinez was processed for federal immigration law violations and transported to a detention facility with detainers to ensure extradition to New York after final adjudication of the immigration violations, CBP said.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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But a confidential internal audit later seemed to suggest body camera misuse was more widespread, finding similar violations among patrol officers in three other divisions, including 77th Street.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Neither of them has admitted to any wrongdoing.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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In 2016, the Alabama cities of Gadsden and Centre sued Mohawk, Shaw, 3M, DuPont and others to fund advanced filtration systems, ultimately settling for an undisclosed sum and no admission of wrongdoing by the companies.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Janes pleaded guilty to felony grand theft and misdemeanor petit theft.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Apr. 2026
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The suspect, identified as 32-year-old Keith Johnson, was arrested and booked on suspicion of felony vandalism, felony burglary, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, possession of another person's identifying information and probation violation.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, that includes a 2022 misdemeanor conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, Cook County Circuit Court records show.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Investigators charged Webster with strangulation and misdemeanor assault.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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