FACT SHEET- Anti-Asian Hate 2020 - CSUSB

1 FACT SHEET: Anti Asian Prejudice March 2020 Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism Anti Asian Hate Crime Reported to Police in America s Largest Cities: 2020 Anti Asian Hate Crimes Surge 149%, while overall hate crime Drops 7% in 2020. Note: Total Hate Crimes 2019 and Total Hate Crimes 2020 for Cleveland are not included in the Totals for Select Cities in those years. Cleveland is also not included in the percentage of change for Total Hate Crimes in 2019-2020. Source: Curated Database by CSHE, Drawn from data by policing agencies Anti-Asian hate crime in 16 of America s largest cities increased 149% in 2020 according to an analysis of official preliminary police data by the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, with the first spike occurring in March and April amidst a rise in COVID cases and negative stereotyping of Asians relating to the pandemic.

2 In a study to be released later this month entitled Report to the Nation: Anti-Asian Prejudice & Hate Crime, data further indicated that this rise occurred amidst an overall decline in hate crime likely caused by a lack of interaction at frequent gathering places liked transit, commercial businesses, schools, events, and houses of worship. In 15 of major cities, including the 11 largest ones, hate crimes overall declined by 7 precent. This is the first study of police data for 2020 across the Other charts from different datasets from the forthcoming report are presented herein. The FBI releases its 2020 national hate crime figures in November. City PopulationTotal Hate Crimes 2019 Total Hate Crimes 2020% of Change for Total Hate Crimes 2019-2020% of Population - AAPIP ercent of Change Anti-Asian Hate Crimes2019 Anti Asian2020 Anti AsianSan Diego, CA 1,423,8523025-17% , OH 303,954414510% , IL 2,693,95910081-19% , AZ 1,680,98815620431% , CO 727,2118871-19% , TX 2,316,797254788% , DC 705,749203132-35%4%-50%63 Philadelphia, PA 1,584,0643517-51% , OH 380,989116* , TX 1,343,5653162100% Francisco, CA 881,5496452-19% Jose, CA 1,021,7863489162% , WA 753,65511412611% , MA 694,295170146-14% Angeles, CA 3,979,5373263559% York City, NY 8,336,817428265-38% Source: CSHE Source.

3 FBI/UCR [From 2013 2019 Asian & Islander Alaska Native Combined] FBI Hate Crime: Multi Year Trend By Group 051015202530 IncidentsYearsAnti Asian Hate Crime Incidents Reported to Police in Select US Cities 2019 202020192020050100150200250300350400 IncidentsYears (1996 2019)Anti Asian Hate Crime IncidentsFBI Data (1996 2019) For above table Anti Asian does NOT include Pac. Native. Source: FBI Source: CSHE/Google Trends Searchable Database (2021) Source: Schild, Leonard, et al. Go eat a bat, Chang! : An Early Look on the Emergence of Sinophobic Behavior on Web Communities in the Face of COVID 19. CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, Boston University, Binghamton University, Max Plank Institute for Informatics.

4 Pp 3 4. 8 April 2020/Sage Publications 0204060801001203/1/20203/15/20203/29/202 04/12/20204/26/20205/10/20205/24/20206/7 /20206/21/20207/5/20207/19/20208/2/20208 /16/20208/30/20209/13/20209/27/202010/11 /202010/25/202011/8/202011/22/202012/6/2 02012/20/20201/3/20211/17/20211/31/20212 /14/2021 Number of Searches for TermsWeeksGoogle Trends Key Word Search: "Ch a Virus," "Ch k," "Kung Flu," & "G k" Weekly (3/1/20 to 2/21/21)"ch a virus": (United States)ch k: (United States)kung flu: (United States)g k: (United States) Source: New Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos Poll (April 28, 2020) If you were out in public, how concerned would you be about coming close to someone who is of Asian ancestry? Total Republican Democrat Independent Very concerned 7% 7% 7% 10% Somewhat concerned 17% 20% 17% 11% Not very concerned 35% 41% 31% 37% Not at all concerned 41% 33% 46% 42% Source: New Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos Poll (April 28, 2020) 0%20%40%60%80%100%120%140%160%Percentage of Sample Who Believe the StatementPolitical AffiliationNew Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos PollBeliefs about Who is Responsible for the Coronavirusby Political AffiliationApril 28, 2020 Republican (N=215)Democrat (N=36)Independent (N=35) Source: New Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos Poll (April 28, 2020) STOP AAPI Hate: Anti Asian Hate Victimization Reporting Portal Note.

5 It should be noted that spitting on someone is considered a type of assault. Source: Stop AAPI Hate (February 9, 2021) Source: The 14% of incidents from STOP AAPI hate that are from assaults and spitting are crimes totaling approx. 392. The most Anti Asian hate crimes reported in one year was 355 in 1996. 0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%Very concernedSomewhat concernedNot very concernedNot at all concernedPercentage of Sample Who Have a Specific FeelingPolitical AffiliationNew Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos PollBeliefs about Coming Close to Someone of Asian Ancestry in Public by Political AffiliationApril 28, 2020 RepublicanDemocratIndependentPhysical Assault8%Coughing/Spitting6%Verbal Harrassment66%Shunning or Avoidance20%PREJUDICE INCIDENTS TARGETING AAPI POPULATIONSMARCH 19 DECEMBER 31, 2020 Verbal harassment can also be a hate crime when it is in the form of an actionable threat, as opposed to mere offensiveness.

6 Source: Stop AAPI Hate (February 9, 2021) Chinese41%Koreans15%Vietnamese8%Filipino s7%Other Ethnicities29%PREJUDICE INCIDENTS TARGETING AAPI POPULATIONS BY VICTIM ETHNICITYMARCH 19 DECEMBER 31, 2020 Source: Stop AAPI Hate (February 9, 2021) California69%New York City20%Washington7%Illinois4%Prejudice Incidents Targeting AAPI Populations, By PlaceMARCH 19 DECEMBER 31, 2020 CaliforniaNew York CityWashingtonIllinois Source: American Community Survey 2019 Resources for More on AAPI Prejudice: Stop AAPI Hate Asian Americans Advancing Justice