Safety Tips for those Experiencing or Witnessing Hate
Ways to Report Anti-AAPI Hate Crimes and Incidents
- U.S. Department of Justice
- FBI
- State of California Civil Rights Department
- California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
All hate crimes reported to the California Department of Justice will be reported to law enforcement.- Fact Sheet (PDF in Cantonese)
- Stop AAPI Hate
All hate incidents/crimes reported to Stop AAPI Hate are confidential and are not reported to law enforcement. - Stand Against Hatred
- Anti-Defamation League
- Right Our Story
- Stop Hate Hotline 1-844-966-4283
Not Sure Which to Report?
Hate Incident - A hate incident is an action or behavior motivated by hate but which, for one or more reasons, is not a crime. Examples of hate incidents include:
- Name-calling
- Insults
- Displaying hate material on your own property
- Posting hate material that does not result in property damage
- Distribution of materials with hate messages in public places
Hate Crime - A hate crime is a crime against a person, group, or property motivated by the victim's real or perceived protected social group. You may be the victim of a hate crime if you have been targeted because of your actual or perceived: (1) disability, (2) gender, (3) nationality, (4) race or ethnicity, (5) religion, (6) sexual orientation, and (7) association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Hate crimes are serious crimes that may result in imprisonment or jail time.
Hate Act - A hate act includes words or actions motivated by bias against one or more personal characteristics including race, gender, or sexual orientation. Stop AAPI Hate reports on acts of racial or ethnic bias including but not limited to verbal harassment, workplace discrimination, school bullying, physical assault, vandalism, unfair treatment as a customer, or racist media content.