In 2018, Los Angeles recorded its highest level of hate crimes in a decade. Other large cities have also seen hate crimes rise. The 75 people arrested so far this year for committing hate crimes, according to the police, “run the gamut,” including young teens, career criminals and the mentally ill, with a variety of motivations, some of them rooted in local disputes.
The incidents in New York City fit a different pattern than what is often seen nationally, in part because far-right and white supremacist groups have less influence in the city, the police said. The increase is being propelled largely by anti-Semitic incidents, which were up 90 percent.
As of June 2, there had been 184 hate crimes reported in the city so far this year, a 64 percent increase over the same period in 2018, they said.
