Hate Crime Reporting - Archive

Effective January 1, 2023, pursuant to amended PC § 13023, police departments in California are required to report monthly on their websites information they share with the Department of Justice pertaining to hate crimes reported in their jurisdictions.

 

Definition of a 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.

 

Previous year reporting:

Reporting Year: 2023

Month

Number of Reported Hate Crimes

January

0

February

1

March

0

April

0

May

0

June

1

July

0

August

0

September

0

October

0

November

0

December

0

 

This document will serve as the monthly reporting requirement for the Foster City Police Department pertaining to reported hate crimes. This report only will serve as a summary, any further inquiries may be routed through contacting the Foster City Police Department for further information regarding the investigations at (650) 286-3300.