hate crime

The FBI Jacksonville and other agencies are encouraging the public to report hate crimes, which are increasing in Florida and nationwide.

With Jewish and Muslim groups reporting an increase of hateful rhetoric in the wake of the war in the Middle East, top federal law enforcement officials in South Florida said they are on alert for possible hate crimes and potential threats.

The group inSIGHT Through Education is on track to substantially increase its grants to the School District of Palm Beach County this year. The organization says donations have been pouring in, at a time when hate crimes across the U.S. are on the rise.

The case was investigated by the FBI, as the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division prosecuted the case. The suspect, Kenneth Pilon, will be sentenced in March 2023.

The new initiative is a broader effort by the Justice Department that it plans to launch across all 94 United States attorneys' offices over the next year.

The report's author said one reason hate groups are finding Florida attractive is the ability to spread propaganda year-round.

The "United We Stand" summit brought together experts on hate-based violence and honored communities that have survived attacks.

A man was charged with killing two Muslim men and is suspected of killing two others in Albuquerque, N.M. The killings sparked fear in Muslim communities nationwide.

Arbery's killing on Feb. 23, 2020, became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice and killings of unarmed Black people.

The white gunman charged with killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting was arraigned Monday on federal hate crime charges that could be punishable by the death penalty.

The white gunman has been held without bail since his arrest after the May 14 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others.

Leaders in the civil rights community are pushing the department and other cabinet agencies to take more aggressive action.