Anti-Asian Hate Crime Numbers Fell For the First Time Since COVID-19, But Remain Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels

Anti-Asian hate crime numbers fell by 33% from 2021 to 2022, indicating the first decrease in anti-Asian hate since the start of the pandemic, according to recently released <a href="https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/hate-crime" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">FBI crime statistics</a>. However, anti-Asian hate crime figures remain firmly above pre-pandemic numbers, with 2022 recording more than 200% the amount of anti-Asian hate crimes that occurred in 2019. As the global pandemic recedes, diminished attention on COVID-19, along with less opportunity to scapegoat Asian Americans for pandemic woes, fewer instances of inflammatory rhetoric from politicians, <a href="https://medium.com/advancing-justice-aajc/anti-asian-hate-crime-numbers-fell-for-the-first-time-since-covid-19-but-remain-higher-than-972b3424b6dc">Read More</a>