The New York City Police Department is quietly walking back a controversial policy change requiring the city to only report confirmed hate crimes, following a backlash over the new methodology.
The department's Hate Crimes Task Force's latest monthly report said hate crimes increased by nearly 12% in the first quarter of 2026, a surge the agency said was driven largely by anti-Jewish attacks. The spike in hate crimes comes as murders and other violent crimes in the Big Apple dropped during the same period, according to the report.
NYPD reverses hate crimes reporting changes
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