Examples of bias crime in a Sentence
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Because of the victim’s profile, the police had designated the attack a bias crime.
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Longreads, 4 Apr. 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
The total number of bias crimes investigated by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force increased by 124% (from 45 to 101) in October, led by a 214% spike in anti-Jewish incidents (from 22 to 69), the NYPD said on Nov. 9.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
The total number of bias crimes investigated by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force increased by 124% (from 45 to 101) in October, led by a 214% spike in anti-Jewish incidents (from 22 to 69), the NYPD said Thursday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
On an annual basis, more than half of all religious bias crimes target Jews, despite the fact that Jews comprise a mere 2.4% of the total U.S. population.
—James Linhardt, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
Adrian Cummins, 25, was booked into Multnomah County jail on allegations of first-degree and second-degree assault, robbery and bias crimes in connection with the stabbing, police said.
—oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
State bias crime charges were dropped against a 23-year-old now accused in federal court of assaulting a foreign official in the June attack of a top Japanese diplomat in downtown Portland.
—oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2023
No arrests have been made, and the incident is being investigated by the NYPD as a possible bias crime.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
Longreads, 4 Apr. 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
The total number of bias crimes investigated by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force increased by 124% (from 45 to 101) in October, led by a 214% spike in anti-Jewish incidents (from 22 to 69), the NYPD said on Nov. 9.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
The total number of bias crimes investigated by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force increased by 124% (from 45 to 101) in October, led by a 214% spike in anti-Jewish incidents (from 22 to 69), the NYPD said Thursday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
On an annual basis, more than half of all religious bias crimes target Jews, despite the fact that Jews comprise a mere 2.4% of the total U.S. population.
—James Linhardt, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
Adrian Cummins, 25, was booked into Multnomah County jail on allegations of first-degree and second-degree assault, robbery and bias crimes in connection with the stabbing, police said.
—oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
State bias crime charges were dropped against a 23-year-old now accused in federal court of assaulting a foreign official in the June attack of a top Japanese diplomat in downtown Portland.
—oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2023
No arrests have been made, and the incident is being investigated by the NYPD as a possible bias crime.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
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“Bias crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bias%20crime. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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