{"id":157720,"date":"2021-05-06T15:07:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T19:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=157720"},"modified":"2021-05-06T15:07:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T19:07:59","slug":"fbi-san-francisco-announces-new-strategy-to-combat-hate-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/fbi-san-francisco-announces-new-strategy-to-combat-hate-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI San Francisco Announces New Strategy to Combat Hate Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"

CALIFORNIA – (FBI)<\/em> – The San Francisco Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is announcing a new strategy to identify and investigate hate crimes in Northern California.<\/p>\n

A hate crime is defined as a violent criminal act against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender\u2019s bias against a race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity. Hate crimes are often underreported to both federal and local law enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that some individuals may be afraid to come forward to law enforcement,\u201d said FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig Fair. \u201cI want to assure the community that the FBI works to protect all victims of crimes, regardless of their country of national origin or immigration status. Acts of hate and racism have no place here and will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFBI San Francisco is surging our resources to combat hate crimes, and we will use all authority granted to us by federal law to investigate civil rights violations,\u201d said FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel. \u201cI urge members of our community to report any hate incidents to local or federal law enforcement so we can bring offenders to justice.\u201d \u201cThe FBI\u2019s robust strategy to identify and investigate hate crimes in Northern California demonstrates, once again, the agency\u2019s longstanding commitment to civil rights enforcement,\u201d said Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds. \u201cWe applaud and support these efforts and will continue to coordinate closely with the FBI in this vital enforcement area. In addition, we will do our part to ensure all federal law enforcement components are using the available tools to prosecute and bring to justice anyone who violates the hate crime statutes, and will vigorously enforce the federal civil rights laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FBI San Francisco Division\u2019s strategy to combat hate crimes includes federal investigative activity, law enforcement partner coordination, community outreach, and public awareness:<\/p>\n

Increase FBI Investigative Activity<\/p>\n