EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Hate incidents in Los Angeles County grew 35% from 609 in 2022 to 821 in 2023, according to a new report by the county Commission on Human Relations, necessitating a new campaign to unite neighborhoods.

The first-ever Hate Incident Report also showed an increase in Middle East conflict-related incidents and those reported at schools.

Middle East conflict-related incidents grew from 2 to 45, an increase of 2,150%, while incidents reported occurring at schools, colleges and universities increased 234%.

Although some findings align with those in the 2024 Hate Crime Report, which was published in December 2024, the new report paints a more comprehensive picture of hate activity in the county.

The findings are being used to launch a “Signs of Solidarity” campaign by the countywide anti-hate program LA vs Hate. The campaign, which will launch this spring, will target neighborhoods in the five Board of Supervisor districts with the highest rates of reported hate.

The data included in the report was collected and drawn from local law enforcement agencies, LA vs Hate, educational institutions and community-based institutions.

“Hate incidents can include situations where someone is being threatened with being reported to ICE, the distribution of White supremacist literature in front of a supermarket, and a gender non-conforming individual being told demeaning comments while on public transportation based on a perceived gender identity,” said Dr. Monica Lomeli, who leads LACCHR’s Hate Documentation and Data Analytics Team and was the report’s principal author, in a news release.

Other key findings in the report include:

• African Americans were targeted for 52% of all racial/ethnic/national origin-motivated hate incidents, and anti-Black incidents increased 12% from 211 to 237.
• Incidents targeting Jewish persons spiked 153% from 66 to 167. Ninety percent of religious motivated hate incidents targeted the Jewish community.
• Sexual orientation incidents increased 24% from 119 to 148. Incidents targeting gay males, lesbians and LGBT all grew.
• Latinos were the second largest racially targeted group, reporting 69 hate incidents or 15%, and 60% of these incidents included anti-immigrant slurs.
• Asian Americans comprised 15% of all reported racial incidents, with a decrease from 76 to 66. Of these incidents, 33% were anti-Chinese.
• Gender-motivated incidents increased by 53% from 36 to 55. Of these incidents, 40 were anti-transgender and 13 were anti-female.
• Disability-motivated incidents grew from 3 to 11.