Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterHate Crimes Register Slight Decline Overall
Published 10/28/2008 by William Branigin at Wash Post Federal Page
The number of hate crimes involving race and religion declined in the United States last year, leading to a slight drop in the overall total, but incidents related to sexual orientation and ethnicity showed increases, according to federal statistics released yesterday.
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