Annual Report CAVSHATE.org

Key Findings

for First Year

INTRODUCTION

California vs Hate’s data represents all acts of hate reported to the hotline; this includes hate crimes and hate incidents. A hate crime is a legal definition, referring to criminal acts committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more actual or perceived protected characteristics. A hate incident is a more expansive definition, including acts that may not be criminal in nature, but are motivated by bias against another person’s actual or perceived identity(ies), characteristics, and/or because that person is a part of a protected group. While reports to CA vs Hate serve as an important indicator, the data should not be treated as being representative of all acts of hate in California.

Analysis conducted by the Possibility Lab based on data collected by CA vs Hate

While reports to CA vs Hate serve as an important indicator, the data should not be treated as being representative of all acts of hate in California.

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80%

In the one year since

its inception, CA vs Hate

has seen:

Contact with nearly

Roughly

60,500

of California counties

Website Visits

out of

agreed to follow up for care coordination services

2,118

Connecting people with

112

Contacts and

1,020

Actual Reports of Hate

different types of services and support

For a subset of 560 reports where data were further validated by CA vs Hate staff, bias motivation information includes:

35.1%

race and ethnicity

15.1%

gender identity

10.8%

sexual orientation

Race and Ethnicity

Anti-Black (26.8%), anti-Latino (15.4%) and anti-Asian (14.3%) bias were the most cited reasons for reports related to race and ethnicity.

Anti-Transgender (28.6%) and anti-Female (24.0%) were the most cited reasons for reports related to gender identity targeting.

Anti-Gay (28.2%) was the most cited reason for reports related to sexual orientation based targeting.

Gender Identity

Sexual Orientation

Had 60,500 website visits and 2,118 contacts from members of the public seeking assistance — including non-hate related reports — and directed people to resources, regardless of whether a report was tied to an act of hate. Of those contacts:

The most common location types for where an incident occurred were residential (29.9%), workplace (9.7%), and public facilities (9.1%).

The most common reasons cited for the reports were discriminatory treatment (18.4%), verbal harassment (16.7%), and derogatory names or slurs (16.7%).

Received 1,020 actual reports of hate based on the information provided by the individual reporting the act. Of those reports:

Roughly four out of six people agreed to follow up for care coordination services, including direct and ongoing support accessing legal aid or counseling.

Connected Hundreds of

people to

112

different types of service organizations.

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Nearly 80% of California’s counties were represented, including all 10 of the state’s most populated counties.

California vs Hate is a non-emergency hate incident and hate crime reporting system to support individuals and communities targeted for hate. We are committed to making California a more safe and inclusive place for all.

In partnership with organizations across the state, we are committed to supporting and protecting diverse communities.

Any victim of or witness to a hate incident or crime in California can report it and receive support at any time www.cavshate.org. You can also call 833-8-NO-HATE; (833) 866-4283 Monday - Friday from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. If outside of those hours, you can leave a voicemail, or you can call 211 to report hate and seek support.

Analysis conducted by the Possibility Lab based on data collected by CA vs Hate