In 2023, reported hate crimes in Los Angeles County rose to their highest level in 43 years, increasing by 45% compared to 2022, and Thursday county officials are expected to release an analysis of data for 2024.
On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission will discuss the findings of its 2024 Report on Hate Crime in Los Angeles County. The information is collected from more than 100 law enforcement agencies, school districts, colleges and universities, and community-based organizations throughout the region.
The report provides an analysis of crime data for 2024 based on race, sexual orientation, religion, gender and disability.
County officials noted hate crimes documented in 2024 remained high with record-high crimes targeting Black residents, Israelis, Jewish people, Latino/as, LGBTQ+ individuals, Middle Easterners, Muslims, Scientologists and women.
Helen Chin and Robin Toma, president and executive director of the commission, respectively, will lead a news conference at 9 a.m. to provide details of the report. County Sheriff Robert Luna and L.A. Police Department Chief of Detectives Alan Hamilton will participate as well.
The report also documents which regions of the county experienced the highest numbers and rates of hate crimes. In addition to the data, speakers will discuss what is being done to end hate crimes and incidents in the county, and highlight the LA vs. Hate initiative.
The commission documented 1,350 reported hate crimes in the county in 2023, up from 930 the prior year. That number was the highest it’s been since the annual analysis began in 1980.
Hate crimes documented last year grew to a peak, setting multiple records for highest counts of targeted groups — Blacks, Asians, Jewish people, Latino/Latinas, LGBT individuals and transgender people — and included the highest recorded counts for anti-immigrant slurs, Middle East conflict related crimes, and crimes with evidence of White supremacist ideology.