But the State Department of Justice cautioned the 7% could be attributed to underreporting, rather than a decrease in bias incidents.

The Oregon DOJ's 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report indicates shifting trends and a 7% decrease in overall bias reports.

The Bias Response Hotline was established in 2019 by Oregon lawmakers with the goal of supporting crime victims, particularly in areas where there is limited funding or access to services meant to ...

The decline in reporting did not occur evenly across demographic groups, with certain groups showing more of a willingness to ...

A Department of Corrections investigation into allegations against Nicholas T. Alexander concluded Dec. 10. The next day, Washington County authorities found Alexander and his daughter, Larissa, dead ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Justice's annual bias incident report shows calls to the bias incident hotline have increased by nearly 200% from 2020 to 2022. Bias crime reports ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Bias and hate crime reporting remain on the rise in Oregon, with reports soaring over 200% from 2020 to 2023, according to an annual report released by the Oregon Criminal ...

Reports of hate crimes and bias incidents have spiked 366% in Oregon this year, in part because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since January, the number of cases has grown, according to data from ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Reports of hate crimes and bias incidents have spiked 366% in Oregon this year, in part because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since January, the number of cases has grown ...

A report from the Oregon Attorney General’s office shows that there were 1,101 reports made to the Oregon DOJ Bias Response Hotline in 2020. Officials say there was a 134% surge in reporting in ...