Overview
- The county logged 1,355 hate crimes in 2024, down 1% from 2023 yet the second-highest total on record.
- Anti-Black crimes reached 345, the most ever, as Black residents comprised 51% of racial hate-crime victims.
- Anti-transgender crimes climbed to a record 102, with 95% categorized as violent.
- School-based cases rose to 147, representing 11% of all incidents and the highest count documented.
- Incidents tied to Middle East conflict language increased to 81, while anti–Middle Eastern crimes jumped 118% to 48, both record highs in the database.