hate crime

Example Sentences

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"We are actively investigating this as a hate crime," San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"I want to reiterate that no hate crime, no matter who it is against, will be tolerated. It is completely unacceptable and has no place here."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley referred to a rise in "racist and antisemitic hate crime" while speaking in Golders Green on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In 2019, he took heat from other Jersey political leaders for quickly condemning a deadly local shooting at a kosher grocery store as a hate crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“They said it was a hate crime, but he had family that wasn’t straight,” Richard’s friend Lidell said.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater