Resources
Author: California Civil Rights Department
Year: Published 2023
Method: Presentation of findings from community reporting tools (Stop AAPI Hate), government agencies (California Department of Justice), and other organizations (Anti-Defamation League, Human Rights Watch)
Population: All race categories; California specific
Summary of findings: Between 2020 and 2021, California experienced a 33% increase in reported hate crimes, according to the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ, 2022). On a national scale, 53% of U.S. adults reported experiencing online harassment, with 32% attributing this harassment to factors such as sexual orientation, religion, race or ethnicity, gender identity, or disability, as detailed by the Anti-Defamation League in 2022. During the period from March 2020 to March 2022, there were 11,467 reported anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents, as tracked by the Stop AAPI Hate hotline. Furthermore, a national survey by Stop AAPI Hate revealed that one in five Asian Americans and one in five Pacific Islanders experienced a hate crime or non-criminal hate incident in 2020 or 2021. The data also highlights a disproportionate impact on Black communities nationwide; in 2021, while only six percent of California’s population was Black, anti-Black hate crimes accounted for 29% of all hate crimes reported in the state (CA DOJ, 2022).