Cuomo announced the measures, which includes a text messaging feature for the Division of Human Rights to
report hate crime incidents, after yet another round of bomb threats Jewish Community Centers and at the headquarters of the Anti-Defamation League in New York City.
Not exact matches
Our
Hate Crime Action Plan is improving the response of law enforcement and criminal justice system to these horrendous attacks, including ensuring more victims have the confidence to come forward and
report such
incidents.»
Worryingly,
reports of racist
incidents have surged since the referendum, with a 50 % increase in
hate crimes in London since the referendum.
In the days since the election, Cuomo has set up a hotline for New Yorkers to
report incidents of bias and discrimination, as
hate crimes have spiked since Nov. 8, when Donald Trump won the presidency.
We speak as new figures are released showing more than 6,000 alleged
hate crimes and
incidents were
reported to police since the middle of June, prompting a review of how police forces handle such offences.
In the days after the presidential election, Governor Andrew Cuomo has asked those affected by
hate crimes to call a state hotline to
report incidents.
According to an anti-Muslim
hate crime project, Tell MAMA, 83 new
incidents of threats or violence were
reported by Muslims to its helpline in the first 24 hours after the murder; in total, more than 170
incidents and nine mosque attacks were recorded.
According to the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), forces nationally
reported 71 anti-Muslim
hate crimes or «
incidents of note» to the National Community Tensions Team in the week after the murder of Drummer Rigby.
Despite 53 per cent saying their school provides the support they need to
report incidents of
hate crime or speech, 33 per cent said they haven't received any training on how to deal with
hate crime or speech, but that they would like some.
Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said: «It is deeply worrying that some LGBTI teachers
report experiencing and hearing more homophobic language within schools and that
incidents of
hate crime and
hate speech have increased more generally.
Despite 53 % saying their school provides the support they need to
report incidents of
hate crime or speech, 33 % said they haven't received any training on how to deal with
hate crime or speech, but that they would like some.
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