BIAS INCIDENT
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Crimes motivated by hate and bias tend to erode the basic fabric of society. Bias incidents having a racial, religious, ethnic, sexual or gender component as well as crimes against individuals with a handicap, manifest themselves in a wide spectrum of criminal activities. These bias incidents jeopardize the active and open pursuit of freedom and opportunity. They attack our citizens based on their race, religion, ethnic heritage, sexual orientation, handicap, or gender. Closely linked to such heritage are individual values, beliefs, and identities.
Realizing that no agency within the state was collecting complete data on bias incidents, a broad-based Ad Hoc committee was created to develop a comprehensive statewide reporting system. As a result of the committee’s recommendation, Attorney General Executive Directive No. 1987-3 was issued mandating all New Jersey law enforcement agencies begin reporting bias incident offenses to the Division of State Police, Uniform Crime Reporting Unit on a monthly basis effective January 1, 1988. On August 15, 1996, legislation was enacted which enhanced the state’s definition of a bias incident to include crimes that are gender or handicap-motivated.
The directive was instituted to capture vital data in an effort to identify the problem. This information permits proper evaluation of progress in preventing bias crime and assist with necessary planning for the future.
This twenty-second annual publication concerning bias crimes contains comparisons to the previous year’s statistics. The published statistics and graphs are the result of data submitted by the police community of New Jersey.
Hopefully, the information contained in this publication will be of value to various segments of society and serve its intended purpose.
source http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/ucr2009/pdf/2009_sect_12.pdf
Crimes motivated by hate and bias tend to erode the basic fabric of society. Bias incidents having a racial, religious, ethnic, sexual or gender component as well as crimes against individuals with a handicap, manifest themselves in a wide spectrum of criminal activities. These bias incidents jeopardize the active and open pursuit of freedom and opportunity. They attack our citizens based on their race, religion, ethnic heritage, sexual orientation, handicap, or gender. Closely linked to such heritage are individual values, beliefs, and identities.
Realizing that no agency within the state was collecting complete data on bias incidents, a broad-based Ad Hoc committee was created to develop a comprehensive statewide reporting system. As a result of the committee’s recommendation, Attorney General Executive Directive No. 1987-3 was issued mandating all New Jersey law enforcement agencies begin reporting bias incident offenses to the Division of State Police, Uniform Crime Reporting Unit on a monthly basis effective January 1, 1988. On August 15, 1996, legislation was enacted which enhanced the state’s definition of a bias incident to include crimes that are gender or handicap-motivated.
The directive was instituted to capture vital data in an effort to identify the problem. This information permits proper evaluation of progress in preventing bias crime and assist with necessary planning for the future.
This twenty-second annual publication concerning bias crimes contains comparisons to the previous year’s statistics. The published statistics and graphs are the result of data submitted by the police community of New Jersey.
Hopefully, the information contained in this publication will be of value to various segments of society and serve its intended purpose.
source http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/ucr2009/pdf/2009_sect_12.pdf
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BIAS INCIDENT STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Highlights of the 2009 bias incident offense statistics are listed below:
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New Jersey law enforcement agencies reported 632 bias incident investigations, resulting in 683 target-type based bias
incident offenses in 2009, a 22% decrease compared to 2008.
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Harassment accounted for 41% (280) of all bias incident offenses.
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Criminal mischief and damage to property accounted for 39% (264) of all bias incident offenses.
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Racial bias accounted for 39% (268) of all bias incident crimes in 2009.
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The target category of person accounted for 60% (408) of all bias offenses.
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The Black race represented the most frequent racial group victimized by bias crime, accounting for 34% (233) of all bias
offenses.
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The Jewish religion represented the most frequent religious group victimized by bias crime, accounting for 33% (224) of all
bias offenses.
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The Hispanic ethnicity represented the most frequent ethnic group victimized by bias crime, accounting for 5% (33) of all
bias offenses.
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The most frequent day of occurrence was Tuesday (123 offenses).
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The most frequent month of occurrence was October (72 offenses).
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The most frequent place of occurrence was a residence, where 25% (177 offenses) of all bias incidents occurred.
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Forty-seven percent (320) of all bias incident offenses were cleared, with 40% (129) being cleared by arrest, and 60%
(191) being exceptionally cleared.
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A total of 122 arrests (78 adults and 44 juveniles) were made resulting from bias incidents. Compared to 2008, arrests
decreased 28 percent.
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BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES
2005 through 2009
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BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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Murder
Manslaughter Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Burglary Larceny-Theft Simple Assault Fear of Bodily Violence Arson Criminal Mischief Damage to Property; Threat of Violence Weapons Offense Sex Offense (Except Rape) Terroristic Threats Trespass Disorderly Conduct Harassment Desecration of Venerated Objects All Other Bias Incidents |
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3 15 5 1 54 12 3 346 9 1 - 33 1 4 292 - 13 |
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7 25 4 3 52 17 1 290 16 - 1 28 1 15 339 2 24 |
1
-
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2
12
5
1
46
11
1
268
23
1
3
26
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19
353
2
35
|
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-
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1 19 3 2 47 9 1 358 14 - - 37 - 12 340 3 30 |
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-
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3 10 2 1 38 21 3 263 1 1 1 22 - 16 280 - 21 |
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TOTAL
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792
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825
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809
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876
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683
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— Bias Incident Summary — 213
BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES/CLEARANCES/ARRESTS
2008/2009
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BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES
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Number of
Offenses
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Offenses
Cleared
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Percent
Cleared
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Number of Arrests
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Total
Arrests
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Adult
Arrests
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Juvenile
Arrests
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Murder
Manslaughter 2009
2008
2009
2008
2008
Rape 2009
2008 Robbery 2009 2008 Aggravated Assault 2009 2008 Burglary 2009 2008 Larceny-Theft 2009 2008 Simple Assault 2009 2008 Fear of Bodily Violence 2009 2008 Arson 2009 2008 Criminal Mischief 2009 Damage to Property; Threat of 2008
Violence
2009
2008
Weapons Offense 2009
2008 Sex Offenses (Except Rape) 2009 2008 Terroristic Threats 2009 2008 Trespass 2009 2008 Disorderly Conduct 2009 2008 Harassment 2009 2008 Desecration of Venerated Objects 2009 2008 All Other Bias Incidents 2009 |
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- - - - - 1 3 19 10 3 2 2 1 47 38 9 21 1 3 358 263 14 1 - 1 - 1 37 22 - - 12 16 340 280 3 - 30 21 |
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- - - - - 1 3 14 7 - - - 1 36 33 6 11 - 1 22 12 1 - - 1 - - 25 13 - - 11 15 249 213 - - 15 10 |
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- - - - - 100 100 74 70 0 0 0 100 77 87 67 52 0 33 6 5 7 0 - 100 - 0 68 59 - - 92 94 73 76 0 - 50 48 |
0
0 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 8 0 0 0 1 23 20 2 6 0 1 37 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 9 0 0 6 6 65 47 0 0 5 4 |
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- - - - - 1 6 8 6 - - - - 11 15 1 3 - 1 7 2 - - - 1 - - 12 6 - - 4 5 47 31 - - 5 2 |
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- - - - - - - 4 2 - - - 1 12 5 1 3 - - 30 11 - - - - - - 6 3 - - 2 1 18 16 - - - 2 |
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2008
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876
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380
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43
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169
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96
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73
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TOTAL 2009
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683
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320
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47
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122
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78
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44
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214 — Bias Incident Summary —
BIAS INCIDENT SUMMARY
TARGET/TYPE – 2009
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PERSON 408
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RACIAL 193
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RELIGIOUS 86
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ETHNIC 60
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SEXUAL 62
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OTHER 7
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American Indian -
Asian 7
Black 166
White 16
Other 4
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Catholic 1
Hindu 2
Islamic 8
Jewish 72
Protestant 2
Other 1
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Arab 12
Asian Indian 9
Hispanic 30
Asian 2
Nat. Origin 3
Other 4
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Bisexual 5
Heterosexual(F) 1
Heterosexual(M) 1
Homosexual(F) 10
Homosexual(M) 40
Homosexual(M&F) 5
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Gender 2
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Handicap: 4
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(1) Physical -
(2) Mental 4
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Gender ID: 1
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PRIVATE PROPERTY 169
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RACIAL 46
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RELIGIOUS 102
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ETHNIC 9
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SEXUAL 12
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OTHER 0
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American Indian -
Asian 2
Black 39
White 4
Other 1
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Catholic 2
Hindu 5
Islamic 1
Jewish 87
Protestant 1
Other 6
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Arab 2
Asian Indian 2
Hispanic 3
Asian 1
Nat. Origin -
Other 1
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Bisexual -
Heterosexual(F) -
Heterosexual(M) -
Homosexual(F) 3
Homosexual(M) 9
Homosexual(M&F) -
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Gender -
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Handicap: 0
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(1) Physical -
(2) Mental -
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Gender ID: 0
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PUBLIC PROPERTY 106
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RACIAL 29
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RELIGIOUS 67
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ETHNIC 2
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SEXUAL 8
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OTHER 0
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American Indian 1
Asian -
Black 28
White -
Other -
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Catholic -
Hindu -
Islamic -
Jewish 65
Protestant -
Other 2
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Arab -
Asian Indian -
Hispanic -
Asian 1
Nat. Origin -
Other 1
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Bisexual 1
Heterosexual(F) -
Heterosexual(M) -
Homosexual(F) -
Homosexual(M) 2
Homosexual(M&F) 5
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Gender -
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Handicap: 0
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(1) Physical -
(2) Mental -
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Gender ID: 0
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— Bias Incident Summary — 215
BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES BY COUNTY
2008/2009
Man- Aggravated Larceny- Simple Fear of
Murder slaughter Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Theft Assault Bodily Arson
Violence
2008 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Atlantic 2009 - - - - - 1 - 2 - -
2008 - - - - 1 - - 5 - -
Bergen 2009 - - - - - - - 3 - -
2008 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Burlington 2009 - - - - - - - 2 2 -
2008 - - - - 1 - - 1 - -
Camden 2009 - - - - - - - 1 1 -
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
CapeMay 2009 - - - - - - - - - 1
2008 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Cumberland 2009 - - - 1 - - - 1 - -
2008 - - - - 1 - - 3 1 -
Essex 2009 - - - 1 1 - - 1 - -
2008 - - - - - - - 1 1 -
Gloucester 2009 - - - - - - - - 1 -
2008 - - - - 4 - - 6 - 1
Hudson 2009 - - - 1 1 - - - - 1
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Hunterdon 2009 - - - - - - - - - -
2008 - - - - 1 - - - - -
Mercer 2009 - - - - 3 - - 2 5 -
2008 - - - - 4 - 1 5 1 -
Middlesex 2009 - - - - 2 - - 8 2 -
2008 - - - - 5 - - 13 5 -
Monmouth 2009 - - - - - - 1 12 3 1
2008 - - - - 1 - - 2 - -
Morris 2009 - - - - 1 - - 1 1 -
2008 - - - - 1 2 1 3 - -
Ocean 2009 - - - - 2 1 - 1 2 -
2008 - - - - - 1 - - - -
Passaic 2009 - - - - - - - - 4 -
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Salem 2009 - - - - - - - 1 - -
2008 - - - 1 - - - 1 1 -
Somerset 2009 - - - - - - - 3 - -
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Sussex 2009 - - - - - - - - - -
2008 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Union 2009 - - - - - - - - - -
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Warren 2009 - - - - - - - - - -
Man- Aggravated Larceny- Simple Fear of
Murder slaughter Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Theft Assault Bodily Arson
Violence
2008 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Atlantic 2009 - - - - - 1 - 2 - -
2008 - - - - 1 - - 5 - -
Bergen 2009 - - - - - - - 3 - -
2008 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Burlington 2009 - - - - - - - 2 2 -
2008 - - - - 1 - - 1 - -
Camden 2009 - - - - - - - 1 1 -
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
CapeMay 2009 - - - - - - - - - 1
2008 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Cumberland 2009 - - - 1 - - - 1 - -
2008 - - - - 1 - - 3 1 -
Essex 2009 - - - 1 1 - - 1 - -
2008 - - - - - - - 1 1 -
Gloucester 2009 - - - - - - - - 1 -
2008 - - - - 4 - - 6 - 1
Hudson 2009 - - - 1 1 - - - - 1
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Hunterdon 2009 - - - - - - - - - -
2008 - - - - 1 - - - - -
Mercer 2009 - - - - 3 - - 2 5 -
2008 - - - - 4 - 1 5 1 -
Middlesex 2009 - - - - 2 - - 8 2 -
2008 - - - - 5 - - 13 5 -
Monmouth 2009 - - - - - - 1 12 3 1
2008 - - - - 1 - - 2 - -
Morris 2009 - - - - 1 - - 1 1 -
2008 - - - - 1 2 1 3 - -
Ocean 2009 - - - - 2 1 - 1 2 -
2008 - - - - - 1 - - - -
Passaic 2009 - - - - - - - - 4 -
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Salem 2009 - - - - - - - 1 - -
2008 - - - 1 - - - 1 1 -
Somerset 2009 - - - - - - - 3 - -
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Sussex 2009 - - - - - - - - - -
2008 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Union 2009 - - - - - - - - - -
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Warren 2009 - - - - - - - - - -
2008 0 0 0 1 19 3 2 47 9 1
TOTAL 2009 0 0 0 3 10 2 1 38 21 3
TOTAL 2009 0 0 0 3 10 2 1 38 21 3
216 — Bias Incident Summary —
Criminal Damage to
Weapons
Offenses
Sex
Offenses
Terroristic
Threats
Disorderly
Conduct
Desecration All Other
of Bias TOTAL
Venerated Incidents
of Bias TOTAL
Venerated Incidents
Mischief Property
Threat of
Trespass
Harassment
BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES BY COUNTY
2008/2009
8 1 - - 1 - - 11 - - 23
9 - - - - - - 5 - - 17
34 1 - - 3 - 1 17 - - 62
24 - - - 4 - - 20 - - 51
22 - - - 1 - - 19 - 1 45
14 - - 1 3 - - 11 - 2 35
18 2 - - 1 - - 16 - 2 41
9 - - - - - 1 6 - - 18
3-----1--15
3------4--8
1---------2
2--------15
18 4 - - 7 - - 12 - 1 47
4 - - - 3 - 1 2 - 1 14
29 - - - - - 2 16 - 1 50
8 - 1 - - - 2 15 - - 27
7 1 - - 9 - - 11 - 2 41
11 - - - 2 - - 7 - - 23
2------3--5
-------2--2
21 - - - - - - 11 - 1 34
9 - - - - - - 11 - - 30
39 2 - - 4 - - 48 2 4 110
38 - - - 3 - - 42 - 3 98
64 1 - - 4 - 8 108 - 7 215
37 - - - 4 - 12 94 - 9 173
26 - - - 1 - - 13 - 6 49
25 - - - 1 - - 18 - 1 48
29 1 - - 4 - - 29 - 1 71
29 1 - - 1 - - 17 - 3 57
6 - - - 1 - - 4 1 3 16
14 - - - - - - 5 - 1 24
-------1--1
3---------4
9 - - - - - - 11 - - 23
12 - - - - - - 9 - - 24
2------3--5
3------1--4
14 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 20
7 - - - 1 - - 4 - - 12
6 - - - - - - 5 - - 11
2------7--9
9 - - - - - - 5 - - 17
34 1 - - 3 - 1 17 - - 62
24 - - - 4 - - 20 - - 51
22 - - - 1 - - 19 - 1 45
14 - - 1 3 - - 11 - 2 35
18 2 - - 1 - - 16 - 2 41
9 - - - - - 1 6 - - 18
3-----1--15
3------4--8
1---------2
2--------15
18 4 - - 7 - - 12 - 1 47
4 - - - 3 - 1 2 - 1 14
29 - - - - - 2 16 - 1 50
8 - 1 - - - 2 15 - - 27
7 1 - - 9 - - 11 - 2 41
11 - - - 2 - - 7 - - 23
2------3--5
-------2--2
21 - - - - - - 11 - 1 34
9 - - - - - - 11 - - 30
39 2 - - 4 - - 48 2 4 110
38 - - - 3 - - 42 - 3 98
64 1 - - 4 - 8 108 - 7 215
37 - - - 4 - 12 94 - 9 173
26 - - - 1 - - 13 - 6 49
25 - - - 1 - - 18 - 1 48
29 1 - - 4 - - 29 - 1 71
29 1 - - 1 - - 17 - 3 57
6 - - - 1 - - 4 1 3 16
14 - - - - - - 5 - 1 24
-------1--1
3---------4
9 - - - - - - 11 - - 23
12 - - - - - - 9 - - 24
2------3--5
3------1--4
14 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 20
7 - - - 1 - - 4 - - 12
6 - - - - - - 5 - - 11
2------7--9
358 14 0 0 37 0 12 340 3 30 876
263 1 1 1 22 0 16 280 0 21 683
263 1 1 1 22 0 16 280 0 21 683
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VICTIM
AGE
10 and under 11to17
18 to 20
21 to 25
26 to 30
31to35 36to40 41to45 46to50 51to60
61 and over
SEX
Male Female
RACE
American Indian Asian
Black
White
Other
10 and under 11to17
18 to 20
21 to 25
26 to 30
31to35 36to40 41to45 46to50 51to60
61 and over
SEX
Male Female
RACE
American Indian Asian
Black
White
Other
VICTIM/OFFENDER CHARACTERISTICS
2009
OFFENDER
4
3 40 264 3
OFFENDER
2
128
32
26
15
18
13
24
17
21
18
226
88
4
3 40 264 3
TOTAL AGE
409
314
240
169
TOTAL SEX
409
314
10
24 166 206 3
24 166 206 3
TOTAL RACE
218
— Bias Incident Summary —
6
127
41
36
20
38
32
31
27
31
20
409
314
Description of Incident
BIAS INCIDENT SUMMARY
2009
Relationship of Victim to Offender
Relationship of Victim to Offender
Swastika 128 Acquaintance 103
Cross Burning - Neighbor 54
Graffiti 114 Employee 5
In Person 304 Stranger 115
Letters 56 Unknown 331
Telephone 33 Other 75
Other 48
Place of Occurrence
Residence 177
Religious Building 20
Government Building 11
School Building 171
Business Establishment 92
Cemetery 1
Motor Vehicle 54
Highway 86
Parking Lot 32
Other 39
TOTAL 683
TOTAL 683
TOTAL 683
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TYPE OF BIAS
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RACIAL
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RELIGIOUS
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ETHNIC
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SEXUAL
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OTHER
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American Indian 1
Asian 9
Black 233
White 20
Other 5
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Catholic 3
Hindu 7
Islamic 9
Jewish 224
Protestant 3
Other 9
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Arab 14
Asian Indian 11
Hispanic 33
Asian 4
Nat. Origin 3
Other 6
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Bisexual 6
Heterosexual(F) 1
Heterosexual(M) 1
Homosexual(F) 13
Homosexual(M) 51
Homosexual(M&F) 10
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Gender 2
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Handicap: 4
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(1) Physical -
(2) Mental 4
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Gender ID: 1
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TOTAL 268
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TOTAL 255
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TOTAL 71
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TOTAL 82
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TOTAL 7
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— Bias Incident Summary —
219
BIAS INCIDENTS BY DAY OF WEEK
2008/2009
220 — Bias Incident Summary —
BIAS INCIDENT BY MONTH
2008/2009
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222 — Bias Incident Summary —
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