Hate crimes against LGBTs increase in 2007

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Hate crimes against LGBTs increase in 2007

Published 05/29/2008
by Heather Tirado Gilligan

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=3024

Hate crimes against LGBTs in San Francisco increased by 7 percent last year, according to an analysis conducted by national anti-violence groups.

Nationwide, increases in violence were not all attributable to increased reporting. Michigan saw a stunning 207 percent increase in the number of hate crimes against LGBTs committed in 2007. NCAVP attributes this dramatic upsurge in hate crimes to a three-year-long campaign by the attorney general's office to end domestic partner benefits.