Hate Crimes Rising in Orange County, Report Says

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer speaks during a news conference at the OCDA's office in Santa Ana, Calif., on Feb. 20, 2019. Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP

Hate crimes in Orange County, California, are on the rise, according to an annual report released by the Orange County Human Relations Commission.

The 2019 Hate Crimes Report, which was made public during an Oct. 20 webinar, showed that 83 hate crimes took place in Orange County in 2019 compared to 67 a year earlier—a 24 percent increase and the biggest jump in the last five years.