China News Service, October 20. According to the US "Sing Tao Daily" report, the New York City Police Department stated that since the beginning of the new crown virus pandemic, hate crimes against Asians in New York City have increased.
In view of this, for the first time in history, the authorities set up a special investigation team for a single race.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Asian Anti-Hate Crimes Working Group of the New York City Police Force consists of 25 Asian police detectives who speak 9 Asian languages in total. The task of the group is to assist victims through judicial procedures. Report crimes to prosecute cases.
The deputy inspector of the leadership team, Stewart Loo, said, “When victims see Asian police, they will be like their brothers or sons, which gives them some peace of mind.”
The New York City Police Department has so far recorded 23 new crown virus hate crime incidents. This is a special classification this year. What is concerning is that 22 of them are also aimed at Asian New Yorkers.
One of these cases occurred in March. A group of young girls approached a 51-year-old woman on a Bronx bus, attacked her and made anti-Asian verbal abuse. The woman was sent to a local hospital for stitches with cuts on her head.
According to city police data, the overall hate crime rate in New York City has dropped sharply.
From January 1 to September 27, a total of 206 hate crimes were recorded, a 33% decrease from the 308 cases in the same period last year, and the majority of anti-Semitism incidents fell by 50%.
Deputy Inspector Molinari, the commander of the Hate Crimes Working Group, said bluntly that he was not surprised by the rise in crimes against Asians, but he did not expect that some victims were unwilling to cooperate with the authorities. There are more fears that you will get into trouble.
Lu Xiaoshi said that the working group has sent staff to chat with Asian victims and successfully persuaded some people to report crimes.
Lu Xiaoshi said that his father was also robbed many times when he was a takeaway for a Manhattan Chinese restaurant in the 1980s, and he acted as an interpreter between his father and the police. "Now it feels a bit like when I was 8 or 9 years old. Help translate the message."
According to data from the New York City Police Department, in addition to Staten Island, the new coronavirus-related hate crimes in the 5 districts of New City have also increased, with 13 cases in Manhattan, followed by 5 cases in Brooklyn and 3 cases in Queens. There were 2 cases in the Bronx, and 15 people have been arrested so far.