The FBI’s 2024 Hate Crime Statistics show that anti-Asian hate crimes remain a persistent threat in Washington state, with incidents nearly tripling since the pandemic.
SPD officer fired over racial slurs, threats
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has opted to terminate Officer Burton Hill, following an Office of Police Accountability (OPA) investigation into Hill’s racist remarks and threats towards a Chinese woman in August 2022.
Pilot program, HOPE, explores how to heal from anti-Asian hate
It’s a pressing concern: How does an individual, a family, and an entire community heal from the impact of a hate crime?
Exhibit shows groups facing hate together
When the windows of the Wing Luke Museum were smashed last year by a man spewing anti-Chinese sentiment, the group came together.
C-ID Public Safety Survey highlights safety anxieties, crime surge in CID
In the face of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic’s third year, the Chinatown-International District (CID) in Seattle grapples with profound challenges to public safety, a surge in homelessness, and an alarming increase in anti-Asian hate crimes.
Anti-Asian hate falls, but advocates wary of election-year impact
Anti-Asian hate crime numbers fell by 33% from 2021 to 2022, indicating the first decrease in anti-Asian hate since the start of the pandemic, according to recently released FBI crime statistics.