2008 Hate Crime Report Issued Thursday

 

from the

Los Angeles County

Commission on Human Relations

 

Office of Media Relations  ((213) 974-7654

 

For further information, contact: Ava Gutierrez

(213) 974-7654 Telephone / (213) 687-4251 Facsimile

(818) 317-5516 Cell or Email: agutierrez@hrc.lacounty.gov

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

L.A. County Human Relations Commission Unveils the Latest Hate Crime Stats

 

What:              The Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission will release its 2007 Hate Crime Report. The report provides analysis of the hate crime report collected for that calendar year from the Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Police Department, and 45 other city police agencies in the county, along with other sources.

                       

                        For past annual hate crimes reports for L.A. County, go to

                        www.lahumanrelations.org/hatecrime/hatecrimereport.htm   

 

Who:               Robin S. Toma, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations will present the findings.  Felipe Agredano, President of the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, will also be speaking.   Other officials have been invited to attend, along with community hate crime victim assistance partners.

 

When:             Thursday, July 24^th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

 

Where:            Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, located in the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles 90012.

 

VISUALS:        Maps and graphics depicting the statistical findings