In 2020, hate crimes against Asian Americans rose nearly 150% in 16 of the largest cities in America.

Hate crimes overall decreased by 7% in these 16 cities. But some major surges against Asian Americans in cities such as San Jose, Dallas, Houston, and Phoenix.

The first spike of hate crimes against Asian Americans?

March and April of 2020.

I wonder what the correlation was . . .

You can read more in these four articles:

1. The Rise In Anti-Asian Attacks During The COVID-19 Pandemic.
2. The long history of anti-Asian hate in America, explained.
3. Anti-Asian hate crimes increased by nearly 150% in 2020, mostly in N.Y. and L.A., new report says.
4. Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism.