This report is grim. The hate crimes detailed in it are serious. Many of them are violent. They leave victims across the county permanently, even if not visibly, scarred.
In 2023, hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community rose to 256 last year, an increase of 45 percent from the 173 reported in 2022.
Reported hate crimes targeting the transgender community saw a staggering increase of 125 percent from 2022, highlighting a distressing trend of escalating violence.
Just as disturbing, 97 percent of those anti-trans hate crimes were violent assaults, indicating a pervasive threat to the safety of trans individuals.
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