FBI: Hate Crimes Increase In SC
Published: November 24, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - An FBI report says the number of hate crimes in South Carolina increased last year, compared with 2007.
FBI figures show there were 153 hate crimes in South Carolina in 2008, up from 127 the previous year.
A hate crime is motivated by a bias against someone’s race, religious views, sexual orientation, gender or disability.
The report says hate crimes motivated by race, religion or sexual orientation increased in South Carolina last year. Police agencies contributing to the report cited 89 crimes motivated by race, 27 by religion and 22 by sexual orientation.
South Carolina does not have a law on hate crimes in addition to the action involved. Police departments, sheriff’s offices and other agencies voluntarily report hate crimes to the FBI.
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Frosty,you are so right!!
All violent crimes are committed due to hate of some sort. These are just convenient “labels” they can stick on them.
How do they know it was a crime due to race? I just do not beleive this. Just because in past history there was a racist issue does not mean people are still hanging onto that. There has been a change. I do not know WHO or WHAT determines if it was a HATE CRIME but I feel their records are in error. That is my opinion.
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