Some incidents attract more attention than others, but this map shows where the greatest concentrations
of reported hate crimes occur.
The State Police Hate Crimes Task Force, in partnership with federal and local authorities, have launched aggressive investigations
into reported hate crimes across the state,» Cuomo said
Representatives from two organizations that track hate crimes, the Southern Povery Law Center and the Council on American - Islamic Relations, told USA Today that they had seen a much larger number of
people reporting hate crimes than was typical since the general election.
At the same time, New Yorkers can
report hate crimes by texting «HATE» to 81336, which would direct them to the state Division of Human Rights.
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.
According to FBI data, almost two - thirds of
reported hate crimes arose from racial bias, making it by far the most typical form of bias - motivated crime in the U.S.
Federal records show New York law enforcement agencies are among the most reliable in the nation at participating in a voluntary program
of reporting hate crimes.
An Associated Press investigation last year found at least 2,700 city police and county sheriff's departments that repeatedly failed to
report hate crimes to the FBI.
«New York State Police will continue to work in close partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement to aggressively pursue investigations into
any reported hate crime in our state,» he said.
According to the NYPD,
reported hate crimes are up 35 percent in 2016 compared to the year before.
Cuomo had already announced a new hotline to
report hate crimes.