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Law Practice,
Criminal,
Appellate Practice

Oct. 18, 2022

Was it a hate incident or a crime? There’s a difference.

The distinction between a hate incident and a hate crime is an important one.

Sandy K. Roxas

Founding Partner
Roxas Law, APC

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Across the country and particularly throughout the state, there has been a steady increase in hate incidents and hate crimes. While incidents of hate and extremism are not new, the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community has seen a marked increase of attacks since the Covid-19 pandemic. During the first year of the pandemic, "the number of reported anti-Asian hate crime events increased by 107%," according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta's repor...

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