{"id":4706,"date":"2011-11-19T12:59:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-19T20:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=4706"},"modified":"2019-02-07T14:34:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T22:34:41","slug":"hate-crimes-decline-28-percent-county-wide-av-has-highest-rate-per-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2011\/11\/19\/hate-crimes-decline-28-percent-county-wide-av-has-highest-rate-per-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Hate Crimes decline 28% countywide, AV has highest rate per capita"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR) Thursday released its annual analysis on hate crimes reported in Los Angeles County for the most recent complete calendar year, 2010.<\/p>\n

The findings show a 28% drop in the total number reported in the county, and the lowest yearly total in 21 years.\u00a0 The decline in reported hate crimes, from 593 to 427, is the third consecutive year it has fallen.\u00a0 The findings also found three attempted hate-motivated murders were reported for 2010.<\/p>\n

Hate crimes occurred throughout Los Angeles County, but the largest numbers were concentrated in the San Fernando Valley, followed by the Metro region. However, if one accounts for population, the highest rate of hate crimes took place in the Antelope Valley.<\/p>\n

Antelope Valley (including Acton, Gorman, Lancaster, Palmdale, Quartz Hill, Littlerock, and Lake Los Angeles) topped the county in hate crimes per population, with 8 hate crimes per 100,000 residents.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Additionally, in religious motivated hate crimes for 2010, there were three cases of arson, which all occurred in the Antelope Valley within the period of a few days. Molotov cocktails were used in each case. A Mormon church in Lancaster was struck twice and a First African Methodist church was attacked in Palmdale.<\/p>\n

Countywide, the majority of hate crimes were racially-motivated (51%) and once again, African Americans were targeted most frequently (53%).\u00a0 Hate crimes between African Americans and Latinos remained high.\u00a0 Latinos were suspects in 59% of the anti-black crimes and blacks were suspects in 68% of the anti-Latino crimes. Nearly half of Latino-on-black crimes were committed by gang members.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are alarmed that hate crimes against African Americans, Jews, gays and lesbians, and Latinos are consistently the highest year after year,\u201d\u00a0said Commission President Sergio Paz. \u201cIn particular, the high rates of victimization between Latinos and African Americans continue to be an issue we focus on in schools, in our communities, and in the jails and prisons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other findings in the LACCHR Hate Crime Report include:<\/p>\n