Any decrease in crime is welcome news. The bad news is there’s still plenty of hate of crimes to go around.
By Matt Apuzzo
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Hate crime incidents decreased slightly last year, despite a surge in crimes targeting gays and lesbians.
The FBI reported more than 7,600 hate crime incidents in 2007, down about 1 percent from last year. The decline was driven by decreases in the two largest categories of hate crimes _ crimes against race and religion.
But prejudice against sexual orientation, the third-largest category, increased about 6 percent, the report found.
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