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From your own link "hate-crime-complaints-by-motivation-annual" 2020 vs 2021: +Anti-Asian 2019: 1 Anti-Asian 2020: 27 Anti-Asian 2021: 131 *+ Edit: Added 20

by speff 3y ago

From your own link "hate-crime-complaints-by-motivation-annual" 2020 vs 2021: +Anti-Asian 2019: 1 Anti-Asian 2020: 27 Anti-Asian 2021: 131 *+ Edit: Added 2019 as suggested below

naasking 3y ago
Looks like there was a general increase in complaints as lockdowns eased. From the data, there were upticks in anti-jewish, anti-gay, anti-muslim and more. Asians still saw relatively more of an uptick than other motivations.
- throwawaymaths 3y ago
  That could be an increase in reporting. After all you'd expect the uptick to happen in 2020-- it was COVID-19 after all. Also worth to know that anti-asian hate was also a narrative pushed by the CPC to label things like supporting Hong Kong democracy protests or criticizing uighur genocide as "anti-asian hate", which happened after the CPC noticed the effectiveness of BLM protests in sowing us discord (mid-2020) so to trust any stats post 2020 it would at least need to segregate the two use cases.
- zolland 3y ago
  This is maybe more interesting. Anti-Asian 2019: 0.2% Anti-Asian 2020: 10% Anti-Asian 2021: 25% EDIT: Regarding an uptick in anti-jewish etc. Anti-Jewish 2019: 57% Anti-Jewish 2020: 43% Anti-Jewish 2021: 37%
  - naasking 3y ago
    I take it these are percentages of all complaints? Because the number of complaints for anti-Jewish hate crimes was 116 in 2020, but 198 in 2021, so a definite increase, but hate crime overall basically doubled as well, so the relative amount to the total is lower.
    - zolland 3y ago
      yes that is what the trend I posted shows.
    - account42 3y ago
      > complaints for hate crimes > hate crime These are not the same thing and especially when comparing over time you need to take into account how the definitions for the categories themselves change.
heliodor 3y ago
Shouldn't you be looking for these numbers as a percent of total crime?
jibe 3y ago
You should be comparing 2019 to 2020. 2019 is the pre-covid default state. 2020 is when covid rhetoric was hot. 2021 is Vaccines and Biden is president 2019 stats are in the archive at the bottom of the page. I’d pull them but on a phone.
- speff 3y ago
  Good call. I was going to, but for some reason I didn't see the report in 2019 when checking. Edited into the original comment
- croes 3y ago
  How long does it take from pent-up anger and rhetoric to action? 2021 values could be the result of 2020's rhetoric.
- brewdad 3y ago
  Worth noting the west coast states with larger Asian populations were largely "locked down" in 2020. Schools didn't reopen until 2021. 2020 didn't have as many opportunities for individual interactions that could lead to such crimes.
peppermint_gum 3y ago
Arrests involving Anti-Asian hate crime incidents in 2020: BLACK: 11 (55%) WHITE HISPANIC: 5 (25%) BLACK HISPANIC: 2 (10%) WHITE: 2 (10%) Total: 20 2021: BLACK: 31 (53%) HISPANIC: 15 (26%) WHITE: 7 (12%) ASIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER: 5 (8%) UNKNOWN: 1 (2%) Total: 59 2022: BLACK: 39 (49%) WHITE HISPANIC: 20 (25%) WHITE: 17 (22%) ASIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER: 2 (3%) BLACK HISPANIC: 1 (1%) Total: 79
lobocinza 3y ago
How come those numbers could be used to support anti-ethical policies, to not say outright conspiracy, that prevented the elucidation of a pandemic that decimated millions?

by speff 3y ago

From your own link "hate-crime-complaints-by-motivation-annual" 2020 vs 2021: +Anti-Asian 2019: 1 Anti-Asian 2020: 27 Anti-Asian 2021: 131 *+ Edit: Added 2019 as suggested below

naasking 3y ago

Looks like there was a general increase in complaints as lockdowns eased. From the data, there were upticks in anti-jewish, anti-gay, anti-muslim and more. Asians still saw relatively more of an uptick than other motivations.

throwawaymaths 3y ago
That could be an increase in reporting. After all you'd expect the uptick to happen in 2020-- it was COVID-19 after all. Also worth to know that anti-asian hate was also a narrative pushed by the CPC to label things like supporting Hong Kong democracy protests or criticizing uighur genocide as "anti-asian hate", which happened after the CPC noticed the effectiveness of BLM protests in sowing us discord (mid-2020) so to trust any stats post 2020 it would at least need to segregate the two use cases.
zolland 3y ago
This is maybe more interesting. Anti-Asian 2019: 0.2% Anti-Asian 2020: 10% Anti-Asian 2021: 25% EDIT: Regarding an uptick in anti-jewish etc. Anti-Jewish 2019: 57% Anti-Jewish 2020: 43% Anti-Jewish 2021: 37%
- naasking 3y ago
  I take it these are percentages of all complaints? Because the number of complaints for anti-Jewish hate crimes was 116 in 2020, but 198 in 2021, so a definite increase, but hate crime overall basically doubled as well, so the relative amount to the total is lower.
  - zolland 3y ago
    yes that is what the trend I posted shows.
  - account42 3y ago
    > complaints for hate crimes > hate crime These are not the same thing and especially when comparing over time you need to take into account how the definitions for the categories themselves change.

heliodor 3y ago

Shouldn't you be looking for these numbers as a percent of total crime?

jibe 3y ago

You should be comparing 2019 to 2020. 2019 is the pre-covid default state. 2020 is when covid rhetoric was hot. 2021 is Vaccines and Biden is president 2019 stats are in the archive at the bottom of the page. I’d pull them but on a phone.

speff 3y ago
Good call. I was going to, but for some reason I didn't see the report in 2019 when checking. Edited into the original comment
croes 3y ago
How long does it take from pent-up anger and rhetoric to action? 2021 values could be the result of 2020's rhetoric.
brewdad 3y ago
Worth noting the west coast states with larger Asian populations were largely "locked down" in 2020. Schools didn't reopen until 2021. 2020 didn't have as many opportunities for individual interactions that could lead to such crimes.

peppermint_gum 3y ago

Arrests involving Anti-Asian hate crime incidents in 2020: BLACK: 11 (55%) WHITE HISPANIC: 5 (25%) BLACK HISPANIC: 2 (10%) WHITE: 2 (10%) Total: 20 2021: BLACK: 31 (53%) HISPANIC: 15 (26%) WHITE: 7 (12%) ASIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER: 5 (8%) UNKNOWN: 1 (2%) Total: 59 2022: BLACK: 39 (49%) WHITE HISPANIC: 20 (25%) WHITE: 17 (22%) ASIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER: 2 (3%) BLACK HISPANIC: 1 (1%) Total: 79

lobocinza 3y ago

How come those numbers could be used to support anti-ethical policies, to not say outright conspiracy, that prevented the elucidation of a pandemic that decimated millions?