Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown gives closing remarks to Western Maryland law enforcement officials at the Hate Bias Incident Reporting Forum at Frostburg State University on May 10, 2023. (Maryland AG / Flickr) Maryland’s new hate-crime website hoped to boost reporting Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced a new online reporting system hoped to improve the statistics on hate crimes and "hate biases." Jun 5, 2024 By Colin Wood
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the campaign launch event for “We Love NYC” in Times Square on March 20, 2023 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images) New York hate-crime safety grants allow cyber upgrades for first time Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that nonprofits and community-based organizations will receive $51 million to protect against hate crimes. Jul 11, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, and San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg speak during a session on hate crimes and online extremism at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group) Mayors explore ways to combat online hate and extremism Amid reports of hate crimes in some cities, several mayors said they're exploring ways to confront online extremism. Jan 18, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
New York confronts hate crimes with text reporting and ,000 bounties A wave of antisemitism and hate crimes prompts New York to launch a 5 million initiative and text line to protect residents. Feb 28, 2017