Report: Hate crimes rise again in Orange County

An ugly trend in Orange County grew even uglier last year.
Hate crimes not only rose for the fifth year in a row but by the biggest jump — 24% — of the past five years.
The 2019 Hate Crimes Report released Tuesday, Oct. 20, cites 83 hate crimes reported last year to local law enforcement agencies, education institutions, and community-based organizations. That’s up from 67 in 2018.
The Orange County Human Relations Commission made the report public during a Zoom webinar held Tu