Sadie Gurman

New Report Reveals Over Half Of Hate Crimes In US Go Unreported

The report comes as the Justice Department officials gathered with advocacy groups and experts on Thursday to discuss hate crimes, including ways to better document them.

Russell Contreras
Sadie Gurman
Par Russell Contreras
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Willie Lawson paints over racist graffiti painted on the side of a mosque in Roseville, Calif. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most victims of hate crimes don't report them to police, according to a new study that advocates say reinforces their fears that the Trump administration's tough rhetoric and policies will make more people afraid to come forward. More than half the 250,000 hate crimes that took place each year between 2004 and 2015 went

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Police Are Using Confidential Databases To Target Political Opponents, Personal Enemies And Scorned Lovers

« It’s personal. It’s your address. It’s all your information, it’s your Social Security number, it’s everything about you. »

Eric Tucker
Sadie Gurman
Par Eric Tucker
Et Sadie Gurman
A Las Vegas police officer looks at the computer in his cruiser while working on a swing shift in downtown Las Vegas.

D ENVER  — Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates, neighbors, journalists and others for reasons that have nothing to do with daily police work, an Associated Press investigation has found. Criminal-history and driver databases give officers

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