Attorney General Rob Bonta said that according to a new report, hate crimes in California increased 20.2 percent from 2021 to 2022, a figure that may be an understatement since many of the incidents go unreported.
During a roundtable in Fresno, where he was accompanied by the mayor of that city, Jerry Dyer, he specified that attacks on people of African descent increased by 27 percent, while hate crimes motivated by prejudices based on sexual orientation increased by 29 percent.
"We have the data from the California Department of Justice, and hate crimes are increasing across all categories," he said.
“In California, we must stand united against hate and extremism. There is no place for hate in California,” Bonta said.