Delaware is the smallest state by area. A population of roughly one million people. And in the cumulative hate crime data — Anti-Jewish incidents are the single largest bias type. 28 anti-Jewish incidents. 25 anti-Black incidents. Delaware is the first state in this series where antisemitism overtakes racial bias as the leading category. 9 total hate crimes in 2021. 16 in 2022. 20 in 2023 — trending up. Arson at 4 incidents for a state this small is not a statistic — it is a threat delivered in flame. And April 2024 — 13 offenses in a single month against a baseline of fewer than 2 per month. A spike that demands attention. Small states tell big stories when the per capita numbers are this concentrated and the trend line is moving in the wrong direction. Let's have this conversation.

00:00 — Disclaimer01:01 — Introduction02:34 — Mission04:20 — Opening: The first state in this series where antisemitism leads the data — and an April 2024 spike that nearly matched an entire year in one month06:20 — Background: The national baseline, Delaware's upward trend, and what property crimes outnumbering person crimes tells you about how hate operates in a small state10:54 — The Data: Anti-Jewish at 28, anti-Black at 25, arson at 4, intimidation at 33, and the April 2024 spike that demands explanation15:07 — Personal Thoughts: Arson has a history in this country — burning has always been a tool of terror — and four documented arson incidents in Delaware's data cannot be read neutrally18:15 — Close: Small state. Big story. Florida is next.

DOJ Hate Crimes State Data — justice.gov/hatecrimes/state-data/delawareFBI Crime Data Explorer — cde.ucr.cjis.govUnited Against Hate — justice.gov/usao-de

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