AAPI community leaders met new hate crime data with trepidation and caution – though reported anti-Asian hate crimes decreased in 2022, the number was still the second-highest since at least 2001, and anti-Asian rhetoric and violence are still widespread.
But they also noted, the drop may be because efforts to thwart anti-Asian action are having a positive effect.
The California Department of Justice released the latest figures last week and the 2022 Hate Crimes Report revealed the number of reported anti-Asian hate crime events dropped 43% – from 247 to 140 – from 2021 to 2022, even as the number of reported overall hate crime events rose by 20%.
