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LAPD report shows 15% increase in hate crimes in 2022
Raids, indictments target gang allegedly tied to El Monte officers' deaths
By Jose Herrera, City News Service
By City News Service
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ate crimes in Los Angeles rose by 15% in 2022, according to a report shared by the Los Angeles Police Department Tuesday, which attributed the increase to expanded outreach efforts that encourage the city's most vulnerable communities to report such crimes. The department's analysis revealed 701 hate crimes and hate incidents in 2022, compared with 610 in 2021. Ninety of those were anti-Hispanic hate crimes, a decrease of 12% from 2021; 180 were anti-Black hate crimes, an increase of 36%; and 33 were anti-Asian hate crimes, which represents a 371% increase from the seven anti-Asian hate crimes reported in 2019, prior to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the report, the Jewish community was
the largest community affected by hate crimes in the religion category, with 89 antisemitic hate crimes reported in 2022, an increase of 24% from 2021. The most common religion-biased crimes involve vandalism, criminal threats and harassment. Gay men were the largest community affected by hate crimes in the sexual orientation category. Crimes against gay men included aggravated and simple assault, vandalism and criminal threats. Often suspects in these crimes confront victims regarding their sexual orientation, resulting in a verbal or physical altercation. In 2022, there were 93 anti-gay hate crimes, a decrease of 9% from 2021. Lastly, in the gender bias category of the report, the transgender community was
primarily the victim of these crimes in 2022. Similar to hate crimes committed against gay men, suspects often confront their victims regarding their gender identity, resulting in a verbal or physical altercation. The most common gender-biased crimes are assaults and criminal threats, with more aggravated assaults than simple assaults. There were 29 antitransgender hate crimes in 2022, an increase of 53% from 2021. In 2022, there was one hate crime against a street vendor compared to two cases reported in 2021. The LAPD presented its report to the city's Police Commission on Tuesday, prompted by a prior motion from the City Council. In March, the Council instructed the LAPD to provide
FBI and all of our partner agencies told every American we will never stop in the pursuit of justice when the most heinous of crimes are committed that harm our communities," El Monte Police Chief Jake Fisher said in a statement. Also involved in the morning raids were the sheriff's department, FBI and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The main indictment announced Wednesday alleges two violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization, or RICO, Act. The various indictments also include firearms and narcotics charges against members of the gang, which prosecutors contend is tied to the Mexican Mafia. The indictments also allege attempted murder of a rival gang member, the death of the woman killed during an effort to kill an informant and the operation of a "casita" that was home to illegal gambling and narcotics operations. The lead defendant in the case was identified as Chase "Sicko" Carrillo, 34, an alleged gang "shot-caller" who was allegedly involved in the January 2022 shooting of a rival gang member who was severely injured but survived. Carrillo and another gang member later allegedly tried to kill a man identified only as "J.P.," who acted as a getaway driver in the January 2022 shooting
current data on the impact of hate crimes in the city, including crimes against Latinos and street vendors. The report included data on hate crimes from 2017-22. In those six years, hate crimes rose by 166% in the city of Los Angeles. The report attributed the spike to an increase of reporting, and said there is no evidence of "hate groups" entering the city and performing coordinated attacks against Angelenos. Board President William Briggs said the report emphasized hate crime data rests on investigations after the fact. He asked officers what the department is doing to raise awareness. Detective Orlando Martinez, the department's hate crime coordinator, said officers work with advocacy
ederal and local law enforcement agencies carried out a series of raids Wednesday targeting a San Gabriel Valley gang as part of an investigation that began when a member of the gang killed a pair of El Monte police officers in 2022. Officers Joseph Santana and Michael Paredes responded to a report of a stabbing on June 14, 2022, at the Siesta Inn, where Justin Flores was found holed up with his wife. The officers rescued the woman but were subsequently shot to death by Flores, who later fatally shot himself in the head. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 10 members and associates of the gang were named in a series of federal indictments stemming from the probe that began with the officers' deaths. Among the crimes alleged in the indictment are the killing of a woman who was fatally shot when a member of the gang was trying to kill a person providing information to law enforcement. Authorities said two of the 10 named defendants were arrested Wednesday morning, while four others were already in custody in unrelated cases. Four other defendants remain at large. Several other people arrested during the morning raids on separate local charges, officials said. "Today, the El Monte Police Department, the
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