AdvertisementGenerally, a hate crime designation results in the possibility of additional penalties against a suspect. The research center found that anti-Asian hate crimes increased 149% year to year, from 49 in 2019 to 122 in 2020. Today, Arkansas, South Carolina and Wyoming remain as states that do not have hate crime laws. AdvertisementThe growth in hate crime laws hasn’t necessarily amounted to increases in hate crime prosecution, said Michael German, a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. The attacker was charged with attempted murder but no hate crime in part because he did not say anything before the attack.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 20, 2021 01:51 UTC