U.S. Department
of Justice
Countering Anti-Semitism, Hate, and Bias
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to countering anti-Semitism, hate, and bias, and upholding the civil and constitutional rights of all persons in the Western District of North Carolina.
We enforce federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, religion, familial status, national origin, and citizenship status. We also enforce federal hate crime statutes, which make it a crime for a person to commit a crime while motivated by bias based on a victim's actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.
Reporting Potential Hate Crimes and Civil Rights Violations
The FBI is the primary federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating allegations regarding potential hate crimes and violations of federal criminal civil rights statutes, which may include conduct such as injuring or harming, or threatening to injure or harm, a person or property on account of someone’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. To contact the local FBI office to report a potential criminal civil rights violation please call (704) 672-6100 in Charlotte and (828) 253-1643 in Asheville.
If you believe you or another person’s civil rights have been violated, you may also submit a report through the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division website by visiting: https://civilrights.justice.gov/ or to any of the federal agencies or components listed below.
For additional information and resources, please visit:
- Equal Unemployment Opportunity Commission (employment discrimination)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (housing and lending discrimination)
- U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division ADA.gov (disability discrimination)
- U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (discrimination in education)
- United States Department of Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Services (discrimination based on servicemember status)