While hate crimes decreased by 1%, from 1,367 in 2023 to 1,355 in 2024, throughout Los Angeles County, public safety officials on Thursday said that number marked the second-highest total number of such crimes and vowed to make the region a more welcoming place.

On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations released its annual analysis of hate crimes for 2024, which revealed record-highs in reported hate crimes across multiple groups such as African Americans, LGBTQ+ individuals, Jewish people, Latinos, Middle Easterners, women, Israelis, Muslims and Scientologists. The report highlighted a significant increase in crimes occurring in schools, and cases connected to conflicts in the Middle East.

Since 1980, the commission has compiled, analyzed and produced the annual

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