Addressing Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
This page aims to raise awareness of hate crimes against Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI). Learn more about DOJ's efforts to address anti-AANHPI hate crimes by viewing the featured grantees, featured resources, Spotlight articles, publications, and DOJ news releases on this page.
Special Report: Raising Awareness of Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
On May 20, 2022, the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, the Department of Justice issued a new guidance document with the Department of Health and Human Services, aimed at raising awareness of hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance provides an overview of the rise of hate crimes and hate incidents during the pandemic, including a surge of hate crimes and hate incidents against Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities, and several steps that law enforcement, government officials, and others can take to raise awareness of increased hate crimes and incidents, and to use increased awareness as a tool for the prevention of and response to hate crimes.
Featured Resources
April 29, 2022
A Proclamation on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2022
March 16, 2022
Statement by President Biden Honoring the Victims of the Fatal Shootings in Atlanta
October 6, 2021
April 6, 2021
March 30, 2021
President Biden Announces Additional Actions to Respond to Anti-Asian Violence, Xenophobia and Bias
April 1, 2021
March 26, 2021
March 5, 2021
Featured Grantees
- Special Service for Groups, Inc. | Stopping hate through Outreach, Awareness, and Reporting (SOAR) | FY 2022 Community based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes | California
- South Asian Network | Stop The Hate Project | FY 2022 Community based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes | California
- The Committee of 100 | A Comprehensive and Coordinated Response to Addressing Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in NYC | FY 2022 Community based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes | New York
Spotlight Articles
Recognizing the need to coordinate responses across the country and share information, CRS began meeting with national and local AAPI organizations in early 2020, to address community concerns about the rise in anti-AAPI incidents and individuals’ safety during the pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is committed to addressing the increase in AAPI hate crimes.
The U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service's recent work in California illustrates the range of services conciliation specialists can provide to community groups experiencing COVID-19 related tensions and conflicts.
The U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service (CRS) supports campus-related community groups as they work to prevent and respond to bias incidents and hate crimes on campuses and in cities throughout the country.
Publications
Hate Crime Reporting – Working to Close the Gap (PDF) | Community Oriented Policing Services
Improving the Identification and Reporting of Hate Crimes (PDF) | Community Oriented Policing Services
Stop Hate: Action Steps for Local Communities (PDF) | Community Oriented Policing Services
Improving the Identification, Investigation, and Reporting Hate Crimes: A Summary Report of the Law Enforcement Roundtable (PDF) | Community Oriented Policing Services
Preventing and Responding to Bias and Hate Incidents Against Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Communities (PDF) | Community Relations Service
Serving Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF) | Community Relations Service
Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes (PDF) | Community Relations Service
Programs and Services Guide (PDF) | Community Relations Service
Hate Crime Threat Guide (PDF) | Federal Bureau of Investigation
仇恨罪行威胁指引 (PDF) | Hate Crimes Threat Guide | Federal Bureau of Investigation
CRS 项目与服务指南 (PDF) | CRS Programs and Services Guide | Community Relations Service
与 LGBTQ 社区共同工作 (PDF) | Working with LGBTQ Communities | Community Relations Service
与执法部门与 社区共同工作 (PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service
与穆斯林、阿拉伯、锡克、南亚和印度社区共同工作 (PDF) | Working with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu Communities | Community Relations Service
保护敬拜地 (PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship Brochure | Community Relations Service
加强警察与社区伙伴关系宣传册 (PDF) | Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP) | Community Relations Service
城市-SPIRIT 宣传册 (PDF) | City-SPIRIT (PDF) | Community Relations Service
帮助社区防止和回应仇恨犯罪 (PDF) | Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes | Community Relations Service
融合并建立与穆斯林美国人的伙伴关系 (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service
融合并建立与锡克美国人的伙伴关系 (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnership with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service
解决因残疾而引发的冲突 (PDF) | Addressing Conflict Based on Disability | Community Relations Service
仇恨罪行威脅指引 (PDF) | Hate Crimes Threat Guide | Federal Bureau of Investigation
社區服務處 (PDF) | CRS Programs and Services Guide | Community Relations Service
幫助社區 預防仇恨犯罪並對其作出反應 (PDF) | Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes | Community Relations Service
對當地社區的賦權 以合作識別和解決衝突 (PDF) | City-Site Problem Identification and Resolution of Issues Together (SPIRIT) | Community Relations Service
透過教育和對話 (PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship (PDF) | Community Relations Service
與受到自然災害影響的社區合作 (PDF) | Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP) | Community Relations Service
與LGBTQ社區合作 (PDF) | Working with LGBTQ Communities | Community Relations Service
與執法機構及社區合作,提升協作和合作 (PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service
與穆斯林、阿拉伯、錫克、南亞和印度社區共同工作 (PDF) | Working with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu Communities | Community Relations Service
融合並建立與穆斯林美國人的夥伴關係 (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service
融合並建立與錫克美國人的夥伴關係 (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnership with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service
解決因殘障而引發的衝突 (PDF) | Addressing Conflict Based on Disability | Community Relations Service
프로그램 및 서비스 (PDF) | CRS Programs and Services Guide | Community Relations Service
시크교 미국인들과 참여 및 협력 관계 구축하기 (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service
증오 범죄 방지 및 대응을 위하여 지역사회 돕기 (PDF) | Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes | Community Relations Service
예배 장소 보호하기 (PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship | Community Relations Service
더 안전하고 더욱 평화로운 지역사회를 (PDF) | Working with LGBTQ Communities | Community Relations Service
파트너십과 협동향상을 위해 (PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service
지역사회가 장애와 관련된 증오 범죄를 (PDF) | Addressing Conflict Based on Disability | Community Relations Service
경찰과 지역사회 파트너십 강화 책자 (PDF) | Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP) | Community Relations Service
무슬림 미국인들의 참여 및 파트너십 구축 (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service
무슬림, 아랍, 시크, 남아시아 및 힌두 지역사회와 협력 (PDF) | Working with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu Communities | Community Relations Service
시티-스피리트 책자 (PDF) | City-Site Problem Identification and Resolution of Issues Together (SPIRIT) | Community Relations Service
Mga Serbisyo at Programa (PDF) | CRS Programs and Services Guide | Community Relations Service
Binibigyan-Karapatan ang mga Lokal na Komunidad (PDF) | City-Site Problem Identification and Resolution of Issues Together (SPIRIT) | Community Relations Service
Pagbubuo ng Tiwala Sa Pamamagitan ng mga Ugnayan ng Pulisya at Komunidad (PDF) | Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP) | Community Relations Service
Tumutulong sa mga Komunidad Pigilin at Tumugon sa mga Krimen ng Kasuklaman (PDF) | Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes | Community Relations Service
Pagpangangalaga ng mga Bahay-sambahan (PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship | Community Relations Service
Nagsasagawa sa mga Komunidad ng LGBTQ Upang Maglikha ng mga Mas Ligtas, Mas Mapayapang Komunidad (PDF) | Working with LGBTQ Communities | Community Relations Service
Nagsasagawa Kasama ng Nagpapatupad ng Batas mga Komunidad (PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service
Nakikitulungan sa Mga Komunidad na Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, at Hindu (PDF) | Working with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu Communities | Community Relations Service
Pagtutukoy sa Pagtatalo Batay sa Kapansanan (PDF) | Addressing Conflict Based on Disability | Community Relations Service
Pakikipag-ugnayan at Pagtatag ng mga Samahan sa mga Musl (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service
Pakikipag-ugnayan at Pagtatayo ng mga Samahan sa mga Sikh (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnership with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service
Các Chương Trình và Dịch Vụ (PDF) | CRS Programs and Services Guide | Community Relations Service
Giúp Đỡ Cộng Đồng Ngăn Chặn và Ứng Phó với Những Tội Ác do Thù Ghét (PDF) | Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes | Community Relations Service
Bảo Vệ Nơi Thờ Phụng (PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship | Community Relations Service
Làm Việc với Các Cộng Đồng LGBTQ (PDF) | Working with LGBTQ Communities | Community Relations Service
Làm Việc với Ngành Chấp Pháp & Các Cộng Đồng (PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service
Giải Quyết Mâu Thuẫn Phát Sinh Từ Tình Trạng Khuyết Tật (PDF) | Addressing Conflict Based on Disability | Community Relations Service
Bản thông tin về chương trình City-SPIRIT (PDF) | City-Site Problem Identification and Resolution of Issues Together (SPIRIT) | Community Relations Service
Ban thông tin về chương trình Tăng Cường Hợp Tác Giữa Cả (PDF) | Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP) | Community Relations Service
Làm Việc Với Các Cộng Đồng Hồi Giáo, Ấn Độ Giáo, Sikh Giáo, Ả Rập và Người Nam Á (PDF) | Working with Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Arab, and South Asian Communities | Community Relations Service
Tiếp Cận và Xây Dựng Mối Quan Hệ Đối Tác với Người Hồi G (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service
Tiếp Cận và Xây Dựng Mối Quan Hệ Đối Tác với Người Mỹ Sikh (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service
(PDF) | CRS Programs and Services | Community Relations Service | البرارمج والخدرمات
(PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service | المشار ة وبناء الشرا ات مع األمري يين الُمسلمين
(PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service | المشاركة وبناء الشراكات مع الأميركيين السيخ
(PDF) | Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes | Community Relations Service | مساعدة المجتمعات على منع جرائم الكراهية واالستجابة لها
(PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship | Community Relations Service | حماية أما ن العبادة
(PDF) | Working with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu Communities | Community Relations Service | العمل مع ُمسلمين، والعرب، والسيخ، مجتمعات ال وجنوب آسيا والهندوس
(PDF) | Working with LGBTQ Communities | Community Relations Service | العمل مع مجتمعات الــ إل جي بي تي كو
(PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service | العمل مع أجهزة إنفاذ القانون والمجتمعات
(PDF) | Addressing Conflict Based on Disability | Community Relations Service | معالجة الصراع القائم على اإلعاقة
(PDF) | Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP) | Community Relations Service |منشور تعزيز الشراكات بين الشرطة والمجتمع
(PDF) | City-SPIRIT | Community Relations Service | منشور سيتي-سبيريت
(PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service | مکاری با اجرای قانون و جوامع;
(PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service | تعامل و ایجاد مشارکت با آمریکایی های مسلمان
(PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service | ایجاد مشارکت و همکاری با سیکهای آمریکایی
(PDF) | Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP) | Community Relations Service | بروشور تقویت پلیس و مشارکت های محلی
(PDF) | City-SPIRIT | Community Relations Service | بروشور شناسایی مشکلات شهر و حل و فصل مشترک مشکلات
(PDF) | CRS Programs & Services | Community Relations Service | راهنمای برنامه ها وخدمات روابط اجتماعی
(PDF) | Addressing Conflict Based on Disability | Community Relations Service | رسیدگی به تنش و درگیری بر اساس ناتوانی
(PDF) | Working With LGBTQ Communities | Community Relations Service | کار با جوامع الجیبیتی برای ایجاد جوامع امن تر و صلح آمیز تر
(PDF) | Working with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu Communities | Community Relations Service | کار با جوامع مسلمان، عرب، سیک، آسیای جنوبی و هندوها
(PDF) | Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes | Community Relations Service | کمک به جوامع جلوگیری و پاسخگویی به جنایات نفرت محور
(PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship | Community Relations Service | محافظت از مکانهای عبادت
कार्यक्रम और सेवाए (PDF) | CRS Programs and Services Guide | Community Relations Service
समुदाय ंकी मदद नफरत के अपराध ोंक र केंऔर जवाब द (PDF) | Bias Incidents and Hate Crimes Forums | Community Relations Service
पूजा केस्थानों की रक्षा करना (PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship | Community Relations Service
मुस्लिम, अिब, वसख, दविण एवियाई औि व ंदू समुदाय के साथ काम किना (PDF) | Working with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu Communities | Community Relations Service
अवधक सुिवित शांत समुदाय बनाने के विए (PDF) | Working with LGBTQ Communities | Community Relations Service
कानून प्रिर्तन औि समुदाय ं के साथ काम किना (PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service
विकलांगता के आधाि पि संघर्षको संबोवधत किना (PDF) | Addressing Conflict Based on Disability | Community Relations Service
पुलिस और सामुदायिक भागीदारी को मजबूत बनाना ब्रोशर (PDF) | Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP) | Community Relations Service
मुस्लिम अमेरिकियों को जानना और उनसे साझेदारी निर्माण (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service
सिख अमेरिकियों को जानना और उनसे साझेदारी निर्माण (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnership with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service
सिटी- SPIRIT ब्रोशर (PDF) | City-SPIRIT Brochure | Community Relations Service
ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਅਤੇ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ(PDF) | CRS Programs and Services Guide | Community Relations Service
ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਾਈਵਾਲੀ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਅਤੇ (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service
ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਮੁਸਲਿਮਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਾਈਵਾਲੀ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ (PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service
LGBTQ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ, ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀਪੂਰਨ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ (PDF) | Engaging and Building Relationships with LGBTQ Communities | Community Relations Service
ਸਥਾਨਕ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਸ਼ਕਤ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ (PDF) City-SPIRIT | Community Relations Service
ਧਰਮ ਸਥਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਨੀ (PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship | Community Relations Service
ਮੁਸਲਿਮ, ਅਰਬੀ, ਸਿੱਖ, ਦੱਖਣੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆਈ, ਅਤੇ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (PDF) | Working with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu Communities | Community Relations Service
ਕਨੂੰਨ ਅਮਲੀਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ (PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service
ਅਯੋਗਤਾ ‘ਤੇ ਆਧਾਰਿਤ ਵਿਵਾਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਹੱਲ ਕਰਨਾ (PDF) | Addressing Conflict Based on Disability | Community Relations Service
ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਅਪਰਾਧਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇਣਾ (PDF) | Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes | Community Relations Service
(PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Muslim Americans | Community Relations Service | امریکی مسلمانوں کے ساتھ تعلقات بنانا اور شرکت کرنا
(PDF) | Engaging and Building Partnerships with Sikh Americans | Community Relations Service | سکھ امر یک یوں کے ساتھ رابطے اور شراکت داری قائم کرنا
(PDF) | Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes | Community Relations Service | برادريوں کی مدد کرنا تاکہ وه يفرت پر مبنی جرائم کو روک سکيں اور ان سے نمٹ سکيں
(PDF) | Protecting Places of Worship | Community Relations Service | عبادت گاہوں کی حفاظت کرنا
(PDF) | Working with Law Enforcement and Communities | Community Relations Service | قانون کا نفاذ کرنے والے اداروں اور برادریوں کے ساتھ مل کر کام کرنا
(PDF) | Working with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu Communities | Community Relations Service | مسلم، عرب، سکھ، جنوبی ایشیائی اور ہندو برادریوں کے ساتھ کام کرنا
(PDF) | City-SPIRIT | Community Relations Service |سٹی اسپرٹ
News on Anti-AANHPI Bias Incidents and Hate Crimes
The Hate Crimes News page is updated regularly with press releases and statements from the Department of Justice. Below are press releases related to recent anti-Asian bias incidents and hate crimes.
September 11, 2024
September 4, 2024
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Hate Crime Against Asian American Man
June 10, 2024
June 7, 2024
May 29, 2024
May 6, 2024
April 3, 2024
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Against Asian American Man
February 28, 2024
October 26, 2023
August 18, 2023
November 3, 2022
August 4, 2022
Texas Man Sentenced on Hate Crime Charges for Attacking Asian Family
May 26, 2022
District Man Pleads Guilty to Bias-Related Attack of Asian Family in Northwest Washington
April 29, 2022
A Proclamation on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2022
May 12, 2022
March 16, 2022
Statement by President Biden Honoring the Victims of the Fatal Shootings in Atlanta
February 23, 2022
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charges for Attacking Asian Family
February 4, 2022
February 3, 2022
Building Community Trust Is Key to Improving Hate Crime Reporting
October 22, 2021
October 12, 2021
October 6, 2021
July 14, 2021
NYPD and FBI New York Fight Asian Hate with New Joint Public Awareness Campaign
June 9, 2021
District Woman Sentenced to Prison for Hate Crime Targeting Member of the Asian Community
June 1, 2021
May 27, 2021
Improving DOJ's Efforts to Combat Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents
May 18, 2021
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Speaks in Support of AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate
May 13, 2021
May 7, 2021
April 23, 2021
April 20, 2021
April 14, 2021
U.S. Attorney's Office and FBI Urge Public to Report Hate Crimes
April 12, 2021
Southern Illinois U.S Attorney's Office and FBI Springfield Call on Public to Report Hate Crimes
April 2, 2021
March 31, 2021
Joint Statement on Hate Crimes and Acts of Bias Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
March 30, 2021
March 29, 2021
March 26, 2021
Federal Law Enforcement Leaders Address Hate Crimes and Racism Targeting the AAPI Community
March 25, 2021
March 25, 2021
U.S. Attorney's Office and FBI Condemn Acts of Violence and Discrimination Targeting Asian Americans
March 23, 2021
March 22, 2021
March 19, 2021
Acting U.S. Attorney and FBI Special Agent in Charge Condemn Anti-Asian Bias and Discrimination
March 19, 2021
San Diego Law Enforcement Leaders Condemn Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
March 19, 2021
Statement of Acting U.S. Attorney Gonzalez on Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and Bias Acts
March 18, 2021
March 12, 2021
Statement of Acting U.S. Attorney Gorman on Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and Bias Acts
March 5, 2021
February 26, 2021
Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin Delivers Remarks on Domestic Terrorism
February 26, 2021
Statement by Pamela Karlan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division
May 19, 2020
Federal Law Enforcement Leaders Address Discrimination During the Coronavirus Pandemic
May 19, 2020
April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020
Federal Law Enforcement Leaders Address Discrimination Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
April 15, 2020
April 7, 2020