Hate Crime

A civil rights group wants to know if the gunman who killed eight people last week — four of them Sikhs — had ties to hate groups

The arrest came just weeks after the NYPD said it would be sending Asian cops undercover to stop hate crimes

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a 30-day review, citing the “recent rise in hate crimes and hate incidents"

“We are there to be witnesses, to report crimes and let the cops do their jobs from there on,” a volunteer said

“The next person you target may be a plainclothes New York City police officer, so think twice,” police officials warned

Commissioner Dermot Shea says he plans to put undercover officers out as decoys

Georgia was one of only four states without a hate crimes law when lawmakers passed it last year

In December, the suspect pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder

The Atlanta-area shooting spree left 8 dead, most of them Asian women

Police are also bolstering community outreach efforts amid a surge in violence against Asian Americans, officials said

Most of the victims were Asian, prompting fears that the shooting spree was a hate crime

Several attacks on older Asians have stoked fear in the Bay Area, leading police to increase their presence

Officials say the numbers reflect a splintering of extremist groups that are more difficult to track

After an elderly woman’s car was destroyed, LAPD went above and beyond the call of duty to replace it

Some of the increases may be the result of better reporting by police agencies, but officials don't doubt that hate crimes are on the rise