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Bias Incidents up 29% in New Jersey in 2021

State civil rights official calls increase ‘alarming’

Liz Grover by Liz Grover
April 5, 2022
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Bias incidents in New Jersey are up 29% in just a year, according to preliminary data that state Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced.

A total of 1,871 bias incidents were reported to law enforcement agencies in the Garden State for 2021, compared to the 1,447 bias incidents reported for 2020. The 2021 number represents the highest annual number of bias incidents reported since New Jersey began tracking them in 1994, Platkin said.

New Jersey Division on Civil Rights Deputy Director Rosemary DiSavino called the increase “alarming,” but said each year’s bias incident report “equips us with the information necessary to push the scale towards justice.”

Anti-Black, Anti-Jewish Bias Most Common

“We must all continue to work towards a New Jersey free from hate, discrimination, and bias,” DiSavino said. She urged anyone who has been subjected to bias-based harassment or discrimination in housing, or the workplace, or other venues to file a complaint with the Division on Civil Rights.

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Anti-Black and anti-Jewish bias continued to be the most common race- and religion-based motivations for reported bias incidents in 2021 with anti-Black bias cited as the motivation for nearly 47%, or 877, of the reported bias incidents in 2021. 

Anti-Jewish bias was cited as the motivation for 347 reported bias incidents in 2021, or nearly 19%.

LGBTQ+ Bias, Transgender Bias

Reported bias incidents against LGBTQ+ people rose from 2020 to 2021, increasing from 227 reported incidents in 2020 to 373 in 2021, a 64% hike.

Reported incidents involving anti-transgender bias were up 171% from 17 incidents in 2020 to 46 incidents in 2021, the AG’s office said.

Another notable increase, the AG’s office said, involved reported bias incidents against Asian people. There were 69 reported incidents involving Anti-Asian bias in 2020, compared with 129 incidents in 2021—an 87% increase.

Record High

The AG’s office noted that the preliminary total of 1,871 reported bias incidents in New Jersey for 2021 means that the state has hit a record high for the third straight year.

The 994 bias incidents reported in 2019 reflected a 75% increase from 2018’s total of 569, and the 1,447 bias incidents reported in 2020 exceeded 2019’s total by over 45%.

Reported bias incidents are up by over 400% since 2015’s record low of 367.

According to the preliminary data, 971 reported bias incidents from 2021 were classified as reports of harassment. Increasing reports of bias-based harassment account for approximately 57% of the overall increase in reported bias incidents from 2020 to 2021.

Causes

The AG’s office said that the “dramatic increase” in reported bias incidents in recent years “is likely due in part to several statewide improvements in reporting.” 

“New Jersey has made a concerted effort over recent years to encourage people to feel comfortable reporting bias incidents to law enforcement, to make it easier to file a report, and to ensure that law enforcement agencies respond appropriately to all such reports,” the AG’s office said.

But better reporting only partly explains the uptick, the AG’s office said. The Division on Civil Rights analyzed data from 2019 to 2020 and pointed to social and political factors such as the pandemic, backlash against the Black Lives Matter movement, and racially charged rhetoric around the 2020 election. 

Governor Cites Broader Trends

Gov. Phil Murphy pointed to broader nationwide trends in responding to the new data.

“Unfortunately, we are seeing a rise in reports of bias incidents nationwide, and the Garden State is no exception,” Murphy said in a statement. “That’s why the work being done in the Attorney General’s Office to encourage people to feel comfortable reporting bias incidents to law enforcement and to address the root causes of hate is so important.”

Acting Attorney General Platkin said state officials are committed to protecting state residents from acts of hate and bias. 

“New Jersey has been a nationwide leader in taking comprehensive steps to prevent and combat prejudice and hate, but this year’s record-high number of reported bias incidents should serve as a reminder that we still have plenty of work to do.” 

How to Report

Reports of bias incidents are compiled by the New Jersey State Police. The AG’s office gave the caveat that the 2021 statistics are preliminary and remain subject to change as reports are finalized.

Under New Jersey law, bias incidents are suspected or confirmed acts of bias intimidation motivated by a victim’s perceived or actual race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, gender identity or gender expression.

State officials urged the public to report bias incidents to their local police departments, online at https://bias.njcivilrights.gov, or by calling 800-277-BIAS.

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    AGAIN; This must be an0ther CRY For’n More Law’s, More Cop’s, More Harsh Sentences & an0ther stepping stone into the Main stream 0f Politicking!! S0; Be Careful & Be Ware, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, that Crying Bias don’t turn & Back fire 0n You, causing some to start targeting those in Gov’t & Public Job’s as well with Bias’s!! SEE; You don’t Play with Mother Nature.. AND; You never Play with People to further Ambition’s..//

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