Is Hate on the Rise in America?
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Chicago Police documented 72 hate crimes in 2016 – a 20 percent spike from 2015.
The Chicago Police Department documented 72 hate crimes in 2016 – a 20 percent spike compared to last year and an overall five-year high, according to the Chicago Tribune. That increase falls in line with hate crime upticks in other large U.S. cities.
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Is Hate on the Rise in America?
Clip: 5/11/2017 | 12m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
The Chicago Police Department documented 72 hate crimes in 2016 – a 20 percent spike compared to last year and an overall five-year high, according to the Chicago Tribune. That increase falls in line with hate crime upticks in other large U.S. cities.
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