California saw staggering rise in hate crimes against Asians in 2020

Anti-Asian crimes more than doubled while hate crimes against Black people increased by 87%, state reports reveal

Hate crimes against Asians in California more than doubled in 2020, as part of an overall 31% surge in hate-based crimes, according to a pair of new reports by California’s attorney general.

The increase in anti-Asian crimes was fueled by rhetoric, including that of Donald Trump, blaming Asian communities for the spread of Covid-19 in the United States, the reports said.

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