The Dallas skyline will glow blue on Monday night for Hate Crimes Awareness Day.
The campaign will include public messaging on DART buses and trains encouraging people to report hate crimes and murals in Oak Lawn and Oak Cliff.The city of Dallas and the FBI joined together to declare Oct. 3 Hate Crime Awareness Day.The campaign will include public messaging on DART buses and trains encouraging people to report hate crimes and murals in Oak Lawn and Oak Cliff.
"We've got this beautiful mural that is rooted in the community, with a local artist, Dallas symbols and symbols of diversity and the message is report hate crimes," said Matthew Desarno of FBI Dallas.In 2020, more than 8,000 hate crime episodes were reported against about 11,000 people. Many people believe the actual number of hate crimes is much higher and going underreported because victims may not feel comfortable reporting crimes.
Barriers may include mistrust of law enforcement, worries about immigration status, not knowing how to report and not believing the report will be taken seriously. The FBI says it has seen increases in racially motivated crimes against the Black community and Asian community, like the attacks earlier this year targeting some Asian businesses in Dallas.
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