Hate crime is a rising, and long-standing, concern in New York City. The nation’s largest city and  one of its most diverse, New York is home to hundreds of bias offenses every year. The number of  these offenses has declined far less precipitously over the past 30 years than other types of crime.

This report details the scale and contours of offenses motivated by racial, ethnic, and religious  bias in NYC, including data on trends over time, who is victimized and where and how, and on  the types of offenders. It also discusses the city’s infrastructure for dealing with these offenses  and the justifications for combating hate crime as hate crime (as opposed to crime per se).