Most states in this series have shown decreasing reported hate crime numbers. Connecticut went up. 92 total hate crimes in 2021. 98 in 2022. 109 in 2023 — an 18 percent increase over two years. Religion-based hate crimes nearly quadrupled — from 9 in 2021 to 32 in 2023. Anti-Black incidents remain the largest single category at 143 cumulative. 19 incidents classified in cyberspace — hate that does not need a physical location to find its target. More than 55 incidents at educational settings across all levels. And 120 incidents at residences — hate that follows people home. Connecticut has a comprehensive hate crime law and robust reporting infrastructure. And the numbers are still going up. When the infrastructure is strong and the numbers are still climbing — the problem is not the reporting system. The problem is the environment producing the incidents. Let's have this conversation.

Note: This episode is narrated by Achird. Darren Watts is managing a health situation and will return to recording soon. This is a AI generated voice.

00:00 — Disclaimer

01:01 — Introduction

02:34 — Mission

04:05 — Opening: Most states are going down — Connecticut is going up. 92 to 98 to 109 and a religion spike of 256 percent in two years

05:49 — Background: The national baseline, Connecticut's comprehensive hate crime law, and why strong reporting infrastructure makes these numbers more reliable not more alarming

08:58 — The Data: Anti-Black at 143, antisemitism surging, cyberspace at 19, schools at 55 combined, and homes at 120 — hate that follows people everywhere

12:23 — Personal Truth: The cyberspace number tells you where hate crime is going — and the legal infrastructure has not kept pace with the technology

14:44 — Close: Going up when most are going down is a signal. Know what Connecticut's data is telling us.

DOJ Hate Crimes State Data — justice.gov/hatecrimes/state-data/connecticut

FBI Crime Data Explorer — cde.ucr.cjis.gov

SPLC — splcenter.org

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