Protecting Yourself & Others from Hate Crimes

The Newark Police Department upholds a zero-tolerance policy on hate crimes. Investigating hate crime is one of our highest priorities, and we are fully committed to addressing all incidents promptly and thoroughly. We are dedicated to safeguarding the safety and civil liberties of our unique, culturally vibrant, and diverse community.

hatecoverA 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 a victim of a hate crime if you have been targeted because of your actual or perceived: disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or 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.

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.

More information related to the Department of Justice’s definition of a hate incident can be found here Assembly Bill 485 - Hate Crimes

Reporting a Hate Crime

In the event of an emergency, please dial 911.

To report an incident not involving immediate danger, please contact us at 510-578-4301 and select the option to report a crime.

Hate Crimes in Newark

At the Newark Police Department, we are committed to transparency and community education regarding hate crimes. To keep our community informed, we post our weekly crime blotter via Nixle, providing timely updates on incidents and promoting awareness. The weekly crime blotter can be accessed here. Additionally, the California Department of Justice publishes an annual hate crime report, offering valuable insights into hate crime trends across the state. We encourage our community to review these resources as part of our shared commitment to combatting hate and protecting civil liberties. The annual report can be accessed here.

 

ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE RESOURCES

Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Hate Crimes Hotline:

510-208-4824

 

California Civil Rights Department, CA vs. Hate:

https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/ca-vs-hate-page/

833-866-4283 or 833-8-NO-HATE

 

California Department of Justice

https://oag.ca.gov/hatecrimes

 

California Attorney General’s Victims’ Services Unit

www.oag.ca.gov/victimservices

877-433-9069

TTY: 800-735-2929