b'HATE CRIMES . continued from page 151 in 4 experienced property dam- Ahatecrimeimpactsanentire age, and 9 in 10 experienced ver- community. It is imperative that we bal harassment. cometogethertoaddressthisissueOf those who experienced a hatesoallaretrulyabletothrivein crime or bias-motivated incident,Colorado.61 percent said it was due to race/ethnicity/ancestry.Membersof racial/ethnic minority groups areRecommended Actions:1.5-2timesmorelikelytohave experienced a hate crime or inci- 1.Hate Crime HotlinesEstablish dentthanwhite,non-Hispanicnon-emergency numbers at the Coloradans.local and/or state level for indi- Thosewhobelongtoothervidualstoreportasuspected impacted groupsbased on theirhate crime.gender or gender identity, sexual2.LawEnforcementTraining orientation, religion, and/or dis- Expandtrainingopportunities abilityexperienced significantlyforlawenforcementofficers higher incidences of hate than thewho are most likely to interact averageamongallColoradans.withindividualstargetedwith One third to one half of trans- ahatecrimeorbias-motivat-genderandgender-diverseedincident.Trainingshould Coloradans experienced a hatespecifically address recognizing crime or incident indicators of a hate crime, con-Coloradanswhoidentifyasductingeffectivevictiminter-gay, lesbian, bisexual, or queerviewsandfilingreportswith aremorethan1.5timesasthe proper notes and categori-likelyasstraightColoradanszations. tohaveexperiencedahate3.OutreachtoImpactedGroups crime or incidentCreate special units or teams Morethan1in4Muslimwithinlawenforcementagen-Coloradans and 1 in 6 Jewishciestodeveloprelationships Coloradansreportedexperi- with communities that are most encing a hate crime or incidentfrequentlytargetedwithhate because of their religion crimes and bias-motivated inci-Coloradanswithdisabilitiesdents.Shareinformationon are nearly 1.5 times as likelyagency policies and procedures, as persons without a disabil- as well as victim resources.ity to have experienced a hate4.Education for Impacted Groups crime or incident Conductinformationand education sessions for commu- An individual with multiple mar- nity organizations, service pro-ginalizedidentitiesincreasesviders and non-profit organiza-theoddsofexperiencingahatetions that serve those who are crime.Forinstance,nearly6inmostfrequentlytargetedwith 10 People of Color who are 18-24hate crimes and bias-motivated and LGBTQ+ experienced a hateincidents.Shareinformation crime or incident.onvictimresourcesandhelp agenciesdevelopeffectivepro-cessesforhandlingincidentMost hate crimes and bias-moti- reports from impacted commu-vatedincidentsinColoradogonity members. unreportedtothepoliceor5. toanyoneforthatmatter.Only 18percentofthosewhoexperi-encedahatecrimeorincidentMethodology:reported it to the police and only 29 percent reported it to anyone atall(e.g.,employer,communi- HateFreeColoradocommissioned tyorganization,familymember/ FranSimonofSimonAnalyticsto friend,clergyperson,counselor,conductresearchtoestimatethe or police).incidenceofhatecrimesandbias-motivated incidents and their report-Noonecommunitycanaddressing. Benenson Strategy Group donat-this issue alone. The safety and well- edconsultingservicesonresearch beingofLGBTQColoradans,Blackdesign and methodology. and Brown Coloradans, and all thoseThesurveywasconductedin frequently targeted with hate must beEnglish and Spanish from May 2-July a concern for all Coloradans if were7,2022.Responsesweregathered goingtoreversethistrend,saidthroughbothastatewideSMS/text Nadine Bridges, Executive Director ofmessagesurveyandonlinesurveys One Colorado.distributedbyHateFreeColorado HarryBudisidharta,Executivepartner organizations. A total of 5,177 DirectoroftheAsianPacificColoradansages18+respondedto DevelopmentCenter,added,Datathe surveys.oftendrivespolicy.WehopetheseTheSMSsurveygathered3,346 alarmingsurveyresultsgeneraterespondents,andthedatawere greater awareness and action by gov- weightedbyage,gender,race,eth-ernmentofficials,lawenforcementnicity, religion, and region to be rep-agencies,andcommunityorganiza- resentative of Coloradans ages 18+. tions to fight back against increasedThe online survey resulted in 1,831 hate. respondents. ThecoreissuethatthesurveyThoughthereweresomedemo-highlightsistheimpacttoqual- graphicdifferencesbetweenthetwo ityoflifeforColoradans,saidmethodologies, there were no statis-DilpreetJammu,ExecutiveDirectorticallysignificantdifferencesinthe of Colorado Sikhs. When individualsmajorhatecrimemetricssuchas are targeted with a hate crime - forincidenceofhatecrimes,reporting no other reason than their personalhate crimes to anyone, and reporting identity - their sense of safety, pur- hate crimes to the police.pose and belonging is destroyed. 18 NOVEMBER 2022 BOCNEWS.com'