The Latest Breaking News from Hate Crimes

Responding to a series of shooting, many involving minors, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has proposed banning AR-15s, AK-47s, and similar weapons from city streets. Jones has also called for banning celebratory gunfire and banning people convicted of insurrection and hate crimes from possessing firearms in the city.

The 84% jump in hate crimes in Chicago last year compared to the previous year was higher than the rest of the 10 largest U.S. cities by population, according to a report that analyzed hate crime trends in major U.S. cities.

The death of American mathematician Scott Johnson in Sydney will be scrutinised at a special inquiry into suspected gay hate crimes despite police objections.

After hitting record highs in 2021, anti-Asian hate attacks have significantly decreased both in the Los Angeles area and statewide.

New measures to tackle anti-gay hate crimes have been presented by France's equality minister, specifically targetting abuse at sporting events and calling for automatic stadium bans for homophobic remarks.

Patrick Crusius in February pleaded guilty to 90 federal hate crimes and firearms violations in the racist mass shooting.

An inquiry into unsolved suspected gay hate crimes has revealed systemic issues and cold case mismanagement within the NSW Police Force.

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.

Police missteps in investigating LGBTQI deaths in New South Wales dating back to the 1970s are the focus of an ongoing inquiry into unsolved hate crimes.