Hate Incidents
Incidents of apparent hate crimes and hate group activities listed here are drawn primarily from media sources. These incidents include only a fraction of the approximately 191,000 reported and unreported hate crimes that a 2005 government report estimated occur annually.
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Arlington, TX
John Austin Cartwright, 17; Seth Stephen Hatcher and Daniel Sibley, both 18; and a 16-year- old girl were arrested for allegedly spray-painting racist and anti-gay graffiti on cars and property in a neighborhood earlier in the month.
Legal Developments
06/18/2012
Laurel, MT
Swastikas and racist epithets were spray-painted on 24 vehicles in a neighborhood.
Vandalism
06/17/2012
Davis, CA
A noose was found hanging from a goal post at a high school.
Intimidation
06/15/2012
Louisville, KY
White supremacist John King protested a gay pride parade.
Rally
06/15/2012
Brooklyn, NY
Swastikas were spray-painted on a synagogue, two businesses, a building and two vehicles in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood.
Vandalism
06/15/2012
Schaghticoke, NY
Casey M. Lee, 17; Dylan Tylor Justus, 18; James Harley, 17; and Bret St. Onge, 19, were each charged with second-degree criminal mischief as a hate crime, trespassing and fourth-degree conspiracy as a hate crime for allegedly spray-painting swastikas, racist graffiti and profanities at a high school.
Legal Developments
06/15/2012
Glendale, AZ
Satanic symbols and anti-religious graffiti were spray-painted on a Catholic church.
Vandalism
06/14/2012
Clovis, CA
Graffiti that included racist symbols and messages was spray-painted on cars, residences, boats and fences in a neighborhood. Three teens were arrested.
Vandalism
06/14/2012
Jurupa Valley, CA
Diego Desantiago and Enrique Gomez, both 18, were charged with investigation of burglary, committing a hate crime and conspiracy for allegedly vandalizing a Mormon church. Two teens also arrested in connection with the incident.
Vandalism
06/14/2012
Buffalo Township, PA
Fliers from the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were left at mobile home parks in the township and in Jefferson Township.
Leafletting
06/14/2012
