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If You Witness Or Experience Hate, Here's How To Report It
People hold signs during a 2021 rally against anti-Asian hate in Seattle, Washington.
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Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war last month, both Jewish and Muslim groups in the U.S. have reported spikes in antisemitic and Islamophobic hate.
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If You Witness Or Experience Hate, Here Is How To Report It
These include verbal harassment, bullying and bias that don’t rise to the level of a crime, but are nonetheless traumatizing.
People who witness or experience a hate crime are encouraged to contact police, but there are numerous ways to report non-criminal hate incidents as well.
The Anti-Defamation League, which maintains a map detailing incidents of hate and extremism around the country, has an online tool for reporting antisemitic incidents and discrimination on its website.
The Council On American-Islamic Relations, known as CAIR, has a form on its website for reporting anti-Muslim hate or bias. The organization’s Center for the Prevention of Hate and Bullying is based in Anaheim.
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Other groups with online hate reporting tools include Stop AAPI Hate, the Sikh Coalition, and the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee.
Los Angeles County operates the LA vs. Hate program, which offers an online tool for reporting hate incidents as well as a 211 hotline (tip: follow the prompts). The California Civil Rights Department offers similar reporting tools on its CA vs. Hate website.
While these tools can help steer people toward supportive services, they are not affiliated with law enforcement. The city of Los Angeles has a hate crimes resources page with information on how to report a hate crime or incident to the LAPD.
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has these instructions for reporting hate crimes and incidents, including how to report anonymous tips.
And it goes without saying: if it’s an emergency and you’re in danger, call 911.
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