Hate Crimes in Florida
Hate Crimes in Florida
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Hate Crimes in Florida
Hate Crimes in Florida
Table of Contents
Letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi .................................................................................. 1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... 4
What is A Hate Crime? ............................................................................................................... 6
Types of O enses
O ense Totals by Motivation Type ..................................................................................... 7
Crimes Against Persons vs. Crimes Against Property ...................................................... 8
2013 Florida Hate Crimes Overview by Motivation Type ................................................. 10
Hate Crimes Comparison by Motivation (2002 - 2013) .................................................... 11
O ense Totals by County and Agency ............................................................................. 12
Hate Crimes by O enses and Motivation Type by County
and Agency ................................................................................................................. 17
Appendices
Appendix 1 — Hate Crimes Reporting ............................................................................. 23
Appendix 2 — Florida Attorney General’s O ce of Civil Rights ..................................... 31
Appendix 3 — Sources of Additional Information on Hate Crimes ................................. 32
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Fellow Floridians:
Every year my o ce releases a report showing the number of hate crimes reported to
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement by law enforcement agencies throughout
the state.
According to this year’s report, 124 crimes based on race, sexual orientation, religion,
ethnicity or national origin were reported statewide.
We must work together to end these crimes in Florida. Anyone who suspects a hate
crime, or any other crime, has occurred should contact their local law enforcement
agency.
Sincerely,
Pam Bondi
Attorney General
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NOTE
The responsiveness of law enforcement and the success of community initiatives
to identify hate crime incidents cannot be measured solely through statistics.
Attempts to rank or categorize any agency, county or region based on the number
of reported hate crime incidents would be misleading. Such a ranking or comparison
would unfairly penalize those agencies that have vigorous reporting policies by
making it appear their jurisdictions are more prone to incidents of hate crimes
when, in fact, they are providing a more accurate report of qualifying incidents.
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Introduction
In 1989, the Florida Legislature passed laws designed to address the issue of hate
crimes. Section 775.085, Florida Statutes, was created to increase penalties for
convictions of crimes where there was evidence of certain prejudice. Additionally, the
Hate Crimes Reporting Act, Section 877.19, Florida Statutes, was passed to require
law enforcement agencies to report hate crimes to the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement (FDLE) and required the Attorney General's O ce to publish an annual
summary of data collected by FDLE.
Through its Hate Crime Program, Florida collects data on hate-related o enses for
each incident reported. Because each reported crime may have more than one victim,
these multiple victims are refl ected in Florida's hate crime o ense totals. For example,
if two individuals are victims of a single hate crime, Florida will count two o enses for
that particular incident. The National Hate Crime Program does not refl ect multiple
victims in its o ense count; therefore, Florida's hate crime o ense totals may di er
from fi gures included in reports on the national level.
This 2013 Hate Crimes in Florida Report covers the period from January 1, 2013,
through December 31, 2013. The information was collected from local law enforcement
agencies by FDLE's Division of Criminal Information Systems, Special Services
Bureau. The data was tabulated by FDLE and provided to the Attorney General's
O ce for summary and distribution.
Included with this report are excerpts from FDLE's Hate Crime Report Manual and
sources of information regarding hate crimes (see Appendices). The information is
provided as a reference with respect to what constitutes various criminal o enses
and when those o enses are deemed to be motivated by hate.
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Executive Summary
The 2013 Hate Crimes in Florida Report, contains data reported by individual
local law enforcement agencies throughout Florida. These agencies reported the
occurrence of hate crime incidents in 2013 under the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
information system. Currently, 413 agencies participate in the UCR system and this
report is based solely on the information provided to FDLE by the reporting agencies.
Of the 413 participating agencies, 54 agencies reported hate crimes in 2013, compared
to 69 agencies that reported hate crimes the previous year. This year's total represents
13.1 percent of the agencies that participate in the UCR reporting system.
The report shows the number of hate crimes committed, and the nature of the alleged
motivation behind the o enses. During 2013, there were 124 reported hate crimes in
Florida. Hate crimes motivated by the victim's race/color represented 55.6 percent
of all reported hate crimes, followed by sexual orientation at 25.8 percent; religion at
11.3 percent; ethnicity/national origin at 7.3 percent. No hate crimes were reported
under the categories of physical disability, mental disability or advanced age.
There are two categories of hate crime o enses: crimes against persons and crimes
against property. Crimes against persons accounted for 62.9 percent of all incidents
reported in 2013. Crimes against property accounted for the remaining 37.1 percent.
As variations may exist among law enforcement agencies in how hate crime data
is gathered and reported, it is important to note that this report does not include
unreported crimes or crimes that may be hate-related but are not classifi ed as such
by the local reporting agencies.
This report also does not include data regarding hate crimes committed against the
homeless. Although homeless status was added as a protected class in Section
775.085, Florida Statutes in 2010, no data is available because homeless status is not
part of the UCR and is not required to be collected by law enforcement agencies or
FDLE as part of the Hate Crimes Reporting Act.
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2013 Florida Hate Crimes Statute
775.085 Evidencing prejudice while committing
o ense; reclassifi cation.—
(1)(a) The penalty for any felony or misdemeanor
shall be reclassifi ed as provided in this subsection
if the commission of such felony or misdemeanor
evidences prejudice based on the race, color,
ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation,
national origin, homeless status, mental or physical
disability, or advanced age of the victim:
1. A misdemeanor of the second degree is
reclassifi ed to a misdemeanor of the fi rst degree.
2. A misdemeanor of the fi rst degree is reclassifi ed
to a felony of the third degree.
3. A felony of the third degree is reclassifi ed to a
felony of the second degree.
4. A felony of the second degree is reclassifi ed to a
felony of the fi rst degree.
5. A felony of the fi rst degree is reclassifi ed to a
life felony.
(b) As used in paragraph (a), the term:
1. “Mental or physical disability” means that the
victim su ers from a condition of physical or mental
incapacitation due to a developmental disability,
organic brain damage, or mental illness, and has one
or more physical or mental limitations that restrict
the victim’s ability to perform the normal activities
of daily living.
2. “Advanced age” means that the victim is older
than 65 years of age.
3. “Homeless status” means that the victim:
a. Lacks a fi xed, regular, and adequate nighttime
residence; or
b. Has a primary nighttime residence that is:
(I) A supervised publicly or privately operated
shelter designed to provide temporary living
accommodations; or
(II) A public or private place not designed for, or
ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation
for human beings.
(2) A person or organization that establishes
by clear and convincing evidence that it has been
coerced, intimidated, or threatened in violation of
this section has a civil cause of action for treble
damages, an injunction, or any other appropriate
relief in law or in equity. Upon prevailing in such
civil action, the plainti may recover reasonable
attorney’s fees and costs.
(3) It is an essential element of this section that the
record refl ect that the defendant perceived, knew, or
had reasonable grounds to know or perceive that the
victim was within the class delineated in this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 89-133; s. 1, ch. 91-83; s. 1, ch. 98-
83; s. 1, ch. 99-172; s. 1, ch. 2010-46.
877.19 Hate Crimes Reporting Act.—
(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as
the “Hate Crimes Reporting Act.”
(2) ACQUISITION AND PUBLICATION OF DATA.—The
Governor, through the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement, shall collect and disseminate data on
incidents of criminal acts that evidence prejudice
based on race, religion, ethnicity, color, ancestry,
sexual orientation, or national origin. All law
enforcement agencies shall report monthly to the
Florida Department of Law Enforcement concerning
such o enses in such form and in such manner as
prescribed by rules adopted by the department. Such
information shall be compiled by the department
and disseminated upon request to any local law
enforcement agency, unit of local government, or
state agency.
(3) LIMITATION ON USE AND CONTENT OF DATA.—
Such information is confi dential and exempt from s.
119.07(1). Data required pursuant to this section shall
be used only for research or statistical purposes and
shall not include any information that may reveal the
identity of an individual victim of a crime.
(4) ANNUAL SUMMARY.—The Attorney General
shall publish an annual summary of the data required
pursuant to this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 89-132; s. 2, ch. 91-83; s. 1, ch. 94-
125; s. 432, ch. 96-406.
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What is a Hate Crime?
A hate crime is an act committed or attempted by one person or group against
another - or that person's property - that in any way constitutes an expression of
hatred toward the victim based on his or her personal characteristics. It is a crime in
which the perpetrator intentionally selects the victim based on one of the following
characteristics: race, color, religion, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sexual
orientation, homeless status, advanced age or mental/physical disability.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement notes in its Hate Crime Report Manual, that
the motivation behind the act is the key element in determining whether an incident is
hate-related. Ultimately, it is up to the judgment of individual law enforcement o cers
and agencies to determine whether a particular incident constitutes a hate crime and
is therefore reported as such to the state.
Table 1. Hate Crimes Reported by Year.
Year
Total Reported
Hate Crimes
Change from
Previous Year
2002 306 -8.7%
2003 275 -10.1%
2004 334 +21.5%
2005 260 -22.2%
2006 259 -0.3%
2007 193 -25.5%
2008 182 -5.7%
2009 148 -18.7%
2010 149 +.7%
2011 139 -6.7%
2012 170 +22.3%
2013 124 -27.1%
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Types of O enses
Reported hate crime o enses in 2013 included simple and aggravated assault, while
intimidation and vandalism were other frequent forms of hate crimes.
Table 2. O ense Totals by Motivation Type
January 1 – December 31, 2013
O enses
Race/
Color Religion
Ethnicity/
National
Origin
Sexual
Orientation
Physical
Disability
Mental
Disability
Advanced
Age Totals
Forcible Sex O enses 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Robbery 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Aggravated Assault 9 0 2 7 0 0 0 18
Burglary/Breaking and
Entering
20 0 0 0 0 0 2
Larceny/Theft O enses 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Motor Vehicle Theft 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Simple Assault 12 0 3 14 0 0 0 29
Intimidation 21 2 2 3 0 0 0 28
Destruction/Damage/
Vandalism of Property
24 11 2 5 0 0 0 42
Totals 69 14 9 32 0 0 0 124
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Crimes Against Persons vs. Crimes Against Property
Hate crimes are classifi ed as crimes against persons or crimes against property. In
2013, there were 78 reported hate crimes committed against persons. These o enses
against persons included forcible sex o enses, robbery, simple assault, aggravated
assault and intimidation.
The remaining 46 o enses were committed against property, including larceny, motor
vehicle theft, vandalism and burglary.
Table 3. Crimes Against Persons vs. Crimes Against Property (2002–2013)
Year
Total Crimes
Against Persons
Percent Of
Total
Total Crimes
Against Property
Percent Of
Total
2002 220 72% 86 28%
2003 186 68% 89 32%
2004 254 76% 80 24%
2005 185 71% 75 29%
2006 171 66% 88 34%
2007 129 66.8% 64 33.2%
2008 120 65.9% 62 34.1%
2009 106 71.6% 42 28.4%
2010 99 66.4% 50 33.6%
2011 94 67.6% 45 32.4%
2012 117 68.8% 53 31.2%
2013 78 62.9% 46 37.1%
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Out of the 124 hate crimes committed in 2013 in Florida, 47 were in the form of assaults
(aggravated or simple assault).
Table 4. Assaults as Share of All Hate Crimes (2002–2013)
Report Year Total O enses Number Of Assaults Percent of Total
2002 306 156 51.0%
2003 275 134 48.7%
2004 334 177 53.0%
2005 260 106 40.8%
2006 259 115 44.4%
2007 193 96 49.7%
2008 182 82 45.1%
2009 148 65 43.9%
2010 149 58 38.9%
2011 139 72 51.8%
2012 170 88 51.8%
2013 124 47 37.9%
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Motivation
The victim's race has usually been the most common motivating factor in hate
crimes reported in Florida. Last year, race accounted for 54.1 percent of all reported
hate crimes. In 2013, race related crimes accounted for 55.6 percent of all reported
hate crimes. The victim's ethnicity/national origin, sexual orientation, and religion
comprised the remaining 44.4 percent of all reported hate crimes.
Table 5 provides a year-by-year breakdown of reported hate crimes by the fi ve most
common motivating factors.
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Table 5. Hate Crimes Comparison by Motivation (2002–2013)
YEAR
RACE/COLOR RELIGION ETHNICITY/NAT’L ORIGIN SEXUAL ORIENTATION MENTAL DISABILITY
Number of
O enses
Percent of
Total
Number of
O enses
Percent of
Total
Number of
O enses
Percent of
Total
Number of
O enses
Percent of
Total
Number of
O enses
Percent of
Total
2002 161 52.6% 41 13.4% 44 14.4% 56 18.3% - -
2003 135 49.1% 34 12.4% 51 18.6% 55 20.0% - -
2004 190 56.9% 41 12.3% 51 15.3% 52 15.65 - -
2005 130 50.0% 36 13.8% 58 22.3% 34 13.1% - -
2006 143 55.2% 35 13.5% 29 11.2% 52 20.1% - -
2007 104 53.9% 28 14.5% 33 17.1% 28 14.5% - -
2008 86 47.3% 38 20.9% 22 12.1% 35 19.2% 1 .05%
2009 80 54.0% 21 14.2% 14 9.5% 33 22.3% - -
2010 69 46.3% 29 19.5% 19 12.7% 32 21.5% - -
2011 60 43.2% 29 20.9% 21 15.1% 28 20.1% 1 0.7%
2012 92 54.1% 17 10% 11 6.5% 49 28.8% 1 0.6%
2013 69 55.6% 14 11.3% 9 7.3% 32 25.8% - -
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Hate Crime O enses by County and Agency
In this report, basic information regarding the reported occurrences of hate crimes is
provided in two separate tables: O enses by County and Agency (Table 6) and, for
each reporting county and agency, Hate Crimes by O enses and Motivation Type
(Table 7).
Hate crimes were reported in 29 Florida counties in 2013, compared to 30 the previous
year. 3 counties reported hate crimes in 2013 after reporting none the previous year.
Additionally, 5 counties reported hate crimes in 2012, but did not report any in 2013.
Broward County, Miami-Dade County and Orange County submitted the largest
number of hate crime reports. Each of these counties reported 18 hate crime related
o enses in 2013.
Reporting agencies in 2013 included, among others, county sheri s' o ces, municipal
police departments, public schools and university police departments. This report
does not determine whether these statistics refl ect an absence of hate crimes in
certain counties or whether the di ering fi gures are the result of how and whether
such crimes are reported by victims to law enforcement agencies.
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Table 6. O ense Totals by County and Agency
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
County Reporting Agency Totals
ALACHUA
Alachua County Sheri ’s O ce
Gainesville Police Department
1
4
TOTAL 5
BAY Panama City Police Department 4
TOTAL 4
BREVARD Brevard County Sheri ’s O ce
Melbourne Police Department
Palm Bay Police Department
1
2
2
TOTAL 5
BROWARD Hallandale Police Department
Pompano Beach Police Department
Pembroke Pines Police Department
Davie Police Department
Miramar Police Department
Sunrise Police Department
Parkland Police Department
Weston Police Department
3
3
2
6
1
1
1
1
TOTAL 18
CHARLOTTE Charlotte County Sheri ’s O ce 2
TOTAL 2
CLAY Clay County Sheri ’s O ce 1
TOTAL 1
COLLIER Collier County Sheri ’s O ce 1
TOTAL 1
MIAMI DADE Homestead Police Department
Miami Beach Police Department
North Miami Beach Police Department
North Miami Police Department
Dade County Public Schools
Miami Gardens Police Department
3
5
1
6
2
1
TOTAL 18
DUVAL Jacksonville Police Department 7
TOTAL 7
ESCAMBIA Pensacola Police Department 1
TOTAL 1
FLAGLER Flagler County Sheri ’s O ce 2
TOTAL 2
HILLSBOROUGH Hillsborough County Sheri ’s O ce 1
TOTAL 1
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County Reporting Agency Totals
LAKE
Lake County Sheri ’s O ce
Leesburg Police Department
1
1
TOTAL 2
LEON Tallahassee Police Department 2
TOTAL 2
MANATEE Manatee County Sheri ’s O ce 1
TOTAL 1
MONROE Key West Police Department 3
TOTAL 3
OKALOOSA Okaloosa County Sheri ’s O ce 1
TOTAL 1
ORANGE Orange County Sheri ’s O ce
Orlando Police Department
University of Central Florida Police Department
11
5
2
TOTAL 18
OSCEOLA Osceola County Sheri ’s O ce
Kissimmee Police Department
6
2
TOTAL 8
PALM BEACH Palm Beach County Sheri ’s O ce
Delray Beach Police Department
Jupiter Police Department
1
1
3
TOTAL 5
PASCO Pasco County Sheri ’s O ce 1
TOTAL 1
PINELLAS Largo Police Department
St. Petersburg Police Department
2
1
TOTAL 3
POLK Lake Alfred Police Department 1
TOTAL 1
PUTNAM Putnam County Sheri ’s O ce 1
TOTAL 1
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County Reporting Agency Totals
ST. LUCIE St. Lucie County Sheri ’s O ce
Port St. Lucie Police Department
2
1
TOTAL 3
SANTA ROSA Santa Rosa County Sheri ’s O ce 2
TOTAL 2
SARASOTA
Venice Police Department
North Port Police Department
2
1
TOTAL 3
SEMINOLE
Sanford Police Department 2
TOTAL 2
VOLUSIA
Volusia County Sheri ’s O ce
Ponce Inlet Police Department
2
1
TOTAL 3
TOTALS 124
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Hate Crimes by O ense and Motivation Type
Table 7 provides a breakdown of the o enses and the motivation type for each o ense,
for all agencies that reported hate crimes for 2013. Based on the information provided
to the Attorney General's O ce, the fi gures provide the most complete picture of
reported hate crimes in individual communities, as well as entire counties.
Any attempt to rank or categorize an agency, county or region based solely on this
information may be misleading, as it may unfairly penalize those jurisdictions that have
a more vigorous policy of identifying and reporting such incidents. These jurisdictions
may not actually experience a greater number of hate crime incidents, but may do a
more thorough job of reporting them. As with other crime data, this report does not
include unreported crimes or crimes that may be hate-related but are not classifi ed as
hate crimes or that are not reported by victims.
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Table 7. Hate Crimes by O ense and Motivation Type
January 1 – December 31, 2013
County Agency O enses
ALACHUA
Alachua County Sheri ’s O ce Intimidation 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Gainesville Police Department Aggravated Assault
Simple Assault
Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
County Total 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
BAY Panama City Police Department Intimidation 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
County Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
BREVARD
Brevard County Sheri ’s O ce Robbery 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Melbourne Police Department Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Palm Bay Police Department Intimidation
Larceny/Theft O enses
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
County Total 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5
BROWARD
Hallandale Police Department Simple Assault
Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Pompano Beach Police Department Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Pembroke Pines Police Department Simple Assault 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Davie Police Department Simple Assault
Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
0
2
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Miramar Police Department Simple Assault 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Sunrise Police Department Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
10000001
Parkland Police Department Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
10000001
Weston Police Department Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
10000001
County Total 8 4 4 2 0 0 0 18
Race\Color
Religion
Ethnicity\Nat’l Origin
Sexual Orientation
Physical Disability
Mental Disability
Advanced Age
Total
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County Agency O enses
CHARLOTTE Charlotte County Sheri ’s O ce Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
20000002
County Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CLAY
Clay County Sheri ’s O ce Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
10000001
County Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
COLLIER Collier County Sheri ’s O ce Aggravated Assault 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
County Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MIAMI DADE
Homestead Police Department Simple Assault
Intimidation
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Miami Beach Police Department Aggravated Assault
Simple Assault
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
North Miami Beach Police
Department
Simple Assault 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
North Miami Police Department Robbery
Simple Assault
Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Dade County Public Schools Simple Assault 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Miami Gardens Police
Department
Simple Assault 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
County Total 4 4 0 10 0 0 0 18
DUVAL
Jacksonville Police Department Simple Assault
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
County Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ESCAMBIA Pensacola Police Department Aggravated Assault 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
County Total 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
FLAGLER Flagler County Sheri ’s O ce Simple Assault
Intimidation
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
County Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Race\Color
Religion
Ethnicity\Nat’l Origin
Sexual Orientation
Physical Disability
Mental Disability
Advanced Age
Total
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County Agency O enses
HILLSBOROUGH
Hillsborough County Sheri ’s
O ce
Aggravated Assault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
County Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
LAKE
Lake County Sheri ’s O ce Motor Vehicle Theft 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Leesburg Police Department Aggravated Assault 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
County Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LEON Tallahassee Police Department Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
County Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MANATEE
Manatee County Sheri ’s O ce Simple Assault 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
County Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MONROE
Key West Police Department
Aggravated Assault
Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
County Total 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
OKALOOSA Okaloosa County Sheri ’s O ce Simple Assault 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
County Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ORANGE
Orange County Sheri ’s O ce
Aggravated Assault
Simple Assault
Burglary/Breaking and Entering
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
1
2
Orlando Police Department Forcible Rape
Aggravated Assault
Simple Assault
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
University of Central Florida Police
Department
Intimidation 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
County Total 10 0 0 8 0 0 0 18
Race\Color
Religion
Ethnicity\Nat’l Origin
Sexual Orientation
Physical Disability
Mental Disability
Advanced Age
Total
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County Agency O enses
OSCEOLA Osceola County Sheri ’s O ce
Aggravated Assault
Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
Kissimmee Police Department Intimidation 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
County Total 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 8
PALM BEACH
Palm Beach County Sheri ’s
O ce
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
01000001
Delray Beach Police
Department
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
10000001
Jupiter Police Department Simple Assault
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
County Total 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
PASCO
Pasco County Sheri ’s O ce Aggravated Assault 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
County Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
PINELLAS
Largo Police Department Aggravated Assault
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
St. Petersburg Police
Department
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
01000001
County Total 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Race\Color
Religion
Ethnicity\Nat’l Origin
Sexual Orientation
Physical Disability
Mental Disability
Advanced Age
Total
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County Agency O enses
POLK
Lake Alfred Police Department Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
00100001
County Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
PUTNAM
Putnam County Sheri ’s O ce Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
10000001
County Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ST. LUCIE St. Lucie County Sheri ’s
O ce
Intimidation
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Port St. Lucie Police
Department
Burglary/Breaking and Entering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
County Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SANTA ROSA
Santa Rosa County Sheri ’s
O ce
Aggravated Assault
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
County Total 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
SARASOTA
Venice Police Department Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
02000002
North Port Police Department Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
00010001
County Total 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3
SEMINOLE Sanford Police Department Simple Assault 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
County Total 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
VOLUSIA
Volusia County Sheri ’s O ce Aggravated Assault
Simple Assault
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Ponce Inlet Police Department Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of
Property
10000001
County Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
GRAND TOTAL 69 14 9 32 0 0 0 124
Race\Color
Religion
Ethnicity\Nat’l Origin
Sexual Orientation
Physical Disability
Mental Disability
Advanced Age
Total
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Appendices
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Appendix 1 - Hate Crimes Reporting
The Florida Department of law Enforcement’s Hate Crime Report Manual defi nes “hate
crime” as, “A committed or attempted act by any person or group of persons against
a person or the property of another person or group, which in any way constitutes an
expression of hatred toward the victim because of his/her personal characteristics.
Personal characteristics include race/color, religion, ethnicity/ancestry/national origin
or sexual orientation, mental or physical disability or advanced age.”
The motivation behind the act is the key element in determining whether an incident
is hate-related.
The mention of a prejudiced remark does not necessarily make a criminal incident hate-
motivated any more than the absence of such a remark makes the criminal incident a
non-hate one. Law enforcement o cers must rely on their investigative judgment, as
well as the use of probable cause standards, to assist them in determining whether
a specifi c incident constitutes a hate-motivated crime. Statements of victims and
witnesses, as well as physical evidence, may be used to make this determination.
The thorough and immediate reporting of hate crimes is essential. Law enforcement
o cials will be in a better position to process hate-related crimes more e ectively
only when a realistic assessment of the problem is known. There is much to gain
by increasing the amount and detail of information gathered and shared about hate
crimes. Law enforcement o cials will be able to detect patterns and anticipate
increases in tensions by compiling data and charting the geographic distribution of
these crimes. Enhanced information about victims, o enders, and types of incidents
will assist law enforcement and community service agencies in targeting hate crime
prevention programs. Policy makers will have the basic information necessary for
making decisions as to the allocation of resources for education, hate crime prevention
and enforcement, and prosecutorial e orts related to hate-motivated crimes.
The Hate Crime Report Manual provides the following defi nition of o enses which are
most frequently associated with hate crime incidents:
1. Homicide O enses
Homicide o enses include murder, non-negligent manslaughter, and negligent
manslaughter.
A. Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter
Defi nition: The killing of one human being by another.
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General Rule: Any death due to a fi ght, argument, quarrel, assault, commission
of a crime, or by premeditated design.
B. Negligent Manslaughter
Defi nition: The killing of another person through negligence.
General Rule: Any death of an individual resulting from a negligent act of
another individual. Negligent acts resulting in the death of the individual committing
those acts and not the death of another will be considered accidental and will not be
reported to the Hate Crime Data Base.
2. Sex O enses, Forcible
Defi nition: Any sexual act directed against another person, forcibly and/or
against that person’s will, or not forcibly or against the person’s will, where the victim
is incapable of giving consent.
Forcible sex o enses include forcible rape, forcible sodomy, and forcible
fondling/indecent liberties/child molesting.
General Rule: The element of force or threat of force is necessary before a
sexual o ense is reported in this category. Any sexual act or attempt accomplished
by force is classifi ed as a forcible sex o ense regardless of the age of the victim or the
relationship of the victim to the o ender. Statutory rape is not counted in the forcible
sex o ense category as no force is used.
A. Forcible Rape
Defi nition: The carnal knowledge of a female by a male, forcibly and against
her will or where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of her youth or
because of her temporary or permanent mental incapacity.
B. Forcible Sodomy
Defi nition: Oral or any sexual intercourse with another person, forcibly and/or
against the person’s will, or where the victim is incapable of giving consent because
of his /her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental incapacity.
C. Forcible Fondling/Indecent Liberties/Child Molesting
Defi nition: The touching of the private body parts of another person for the
purpose of sexual gratifi cation, forcibly and/or against that person’s will; or not forcibly
or against the person’s will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of
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his/her temporary or permanent mental incapacity.
3. Robbery
Defi nition: The taking, or attempting to take, anything of value under
confrontational circumstances from the control, custody, or care of another person
by force or threat of force or violence, and/or putting the property custodian in fear.
General Rule: Robbery di ers from larceny in that it is aggravated by the element
of force or threat of force to the custodian of the property. The custodian, who may
be the owner or person having custody of the property, is directly confronted by the
perpetrator and is threatened with force or fears that force will be used.
4. Aggravated Assault
Defi nition: An unlawful attack by one person upon another where either the
o ender displays a weapon or the victim su ers obvious severe or aggravated bodily
injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe
laceration, or loss of consciousness.
General Rule: All felonies and aggravated assaults are classifi ed in this category.
Not included are assaults with intent to rob or rape. Attempts to commit these crimes
are reported in the categories of robbery or rape.
An assault, or threat of an assault, with any weapon or item used as a weapon
other than hands, fi sts, and feet, is classifi ed as an aggravated assault. It is not
necessary that injury be infl icted.
When personal weapons (hands, fi sts, feet, etc.) are used, the victim must be
seriously injured by these personal weapons. Usually this involves a broken bone
or injury so severe that the victim should be admitted to a hospital beyond mere
emergency room treatment.
5. Burglary/Breaking and Entering
Defi nition: The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to
commit a felony or theft.
General Rule: Report as one o ense any unlawful entry or attempted forcible
entry of any dwelling, house, attached structure, public building, shop, o ce, factory,
storehouse, apartment, house trailer, warehouse, mill, barn, other building, ship, or
railroad car. If there is apparent unlawful entry and the o ender has not completed an
act or the actions or intent of the o ender are unknown, it is reported as a burglary.
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Any time there is an uncertainty as to why entry was made to a structure, it is reported
as a burglary.
Any time force of a physical nature has been used in order to gain entrance to
some premises, the attempted burglary is reported.
Breaking into a vehicle is not reported as burglary, but as a larceny.
6. Larceny/Theft O enses
Defi nition: The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property
from the possession, or constructive possession, of another person.
Larceny/theft o enses include pocket picking, purse-snatching, shoplifting,
theft from a building, theft from a motor vehicle (including motor vehicle parts/
accessories), theft of bicycles, and all other types of larcenies.
General Rule: Embezzlement; fraudulent conversion of entrusted property;
conversion of goods lawfully possessed by bailees, lodgers, or fi nders of lost property;
obtaining money or property by false pretenses; larceny by check; larceny after trust;
and larceny by bailee, are all classifi ed as either fraud or embezzlement.
Thefts from rented property or from property that has been rented are not
classifi ed as larceny. This type of incident is considered a fraud, i.e., defrauding an
innkeeper, failure to return rented property, etc.
7. Motor Vehicle Theft
Defi nition: Theft of a motor vehicle.
General Rule: Any theft of a motor vehicle is reported in this category.
Joy riding should be classifi ed as a motor vehicle theft with the vehicle being
shown as stolen and recovered.
8. Kidnapping/Abduction
Defi nition: The unlawful seizure, transportation, and/or detention of a person
against his/her will, or of a minor without the consent of his/her custodial parent(s) or
legal guardian.
General Rule: The kidnapping o ense should be recorded regardless of the
length of time the victim was detained/held. Kidnapping or false imprisonment is a
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by-product of many crimes, such as rape or robbery, and as such would not normally
be counted as a separate o ense.
9. Arson
Defi nition: To unlawfully and intentionally damage, or attempt to damage, any
real or personal property by fi re or incendiary device.
Special Instructions: Suspicious fi res associated with hate-motivated incidents
should be classifi ed as arson. If the investigation later proves that arson has not
occurred, the O ense Code can be modifi ed.
10. Simple Assault
Defi nition: An unlawful physical attack by one person upon another where
neither the o ender displays a weapon, nor the victim su ers obvious severe or
aggravated bodily injury.
General Rule: All physical assaults not classifi ed in the aggravated assault
category are reported as simple assault. This would include those assaults where no
weapons, other than personal, were used and which resulted in only minor injuries.
11. Bribery
Defi nition: The o ering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value (i.e.,
a bribe, gratuity, or kickback) to sway the judgment or action of a person in a position
of trust and/or infl uence.
Special Instructions: The person o ering or receiving a bribe will be considered
the o ender in these incidents. The victim will be the individual or business most
a ected by the bribe, or if the entity cannot be defi ned, the crime will be classifi ed as
a crime against society.
For example, a bank o cial is bribed not to qualify a Hispanic family for a home
loan for a particular neighborhood.
12. Embezzlement
Defi nition: The unlawful misappropriation by an o ender for his/her own or
purpose, money, property, or some other thing of value entrusted to his/her care,
custody, or control.
General Rule: Any time a person entrusted with anything of value during the
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normal course of operations and the function assigned, misappropriates such item, it
is classifi ed in this category.
13. Fraud O enses
Defi nition: The intentional perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing
another person or entity, in reliance upon it, to part with something of value or to
surrender a legal right.
Fraud o enses include false pretenses/swindle, impersonation, wire fraud,
theft of rental cars (i.e., not returned or obtained by fraud), and other types of fraud.
General Rule: Fraudulent conversion of entrusted property; conversion of
goods lawfully possessed by bailees, lodgers, or fi nders of lost property; obtaining
money or property by false pretenses; larceny after trust; and larceny by bailee, are
all reported in this category.
When a fraud is committed in which a counterfeit item is used or a forgery
is committed in carrying out the fraud, the counterfeit or forgery is considered an
integral part of fraud.
14. Counterfeiting/Forgery
Defi nition: The altering, copying, or imitation of something without authority
or right, with the intent to deceive or defraud by passing the copy or thing altered or
imitated as that which is original or genuine; or the selling, buying, or possession of
an altered, copied, or imitated thing with the intent to deceive or defraud.
15. Extortion/Blackmail
Defi nition: Obtaining money, property, or any other thing of value, either
tangible or intangible, from another person through the use or threat of force, misuse
of authority, threat of criminal prosecution, or the destruction of the victim’s reputation
or social standing, or through other coercive measures.
16. Intimidation
Defi nition: To unlawfully place another person in fear of bodily harm through
verbal threats without displaying a weapon or subjecting the victim to actual physical
attack.
Intimidation includes, but is not limited to, the following o enses:
! Breach of peace/disorderly conduct.
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! Applying unlawful standards, procedures, or intimidating a qualifi ed voter.
! Corruptly infl uencing voting by bribery, menace, threat, or corruption.
17. Sex O enses, Non-Forcible (Except Prostitution/Commercialized Sex)
Defi nition: Unlawful sexual intercourse, sexual contact, or other unlawful
behavior or conduct intended to result in sexual gratifi cation without force or threat of
force and where the victim is capable of giving consent. This category may conclude
obscenity o enses.
A. Sex O enses
Indecent Exposure
Defi nition: Exposure by the o ender of his/her private body parts to the sight of
another person in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.
B. Obscenity O enses
Defi nition: Conduct which, by community standards, is deemed to corrupt
public morals by its indecency and/or lewdness. This may include:
Obscene Communication/Telephone Call
Defi nition: To make or transmit a lewd, indecent, or lascivious telephone call or
other communication.
Obscene Material/Pornography
Defi nition: To unlawfully manufacture, publish, sell, buy, or possess material
(e.g., literature, photographs, statuettes, etc.) which, by community standards, is
deemed capable of corrupting public morals.
Special Instructions: The persons willfully participating in these activities will
be considered the o enders in these incidents. The victim will be the individual or
business su ering the greatest embarrassment, harassment, or fi nancial loss due to
the o ense.
18. Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property
Defi nition: The willful and/or malicious destruction, damage, or defacement of
public or private property, real or personal, without the consent of the owner or the
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person having care, custody or control of the property.
19. Weapons Violations
Defi nition: The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture,
sale, purchase, transportation, possession, or use of fi rearms, cutting instruments,
explosives, incendiary devices, or other deadly weapons.
20. Trespassing
Defi nition: To enter unlawfully upon the real property of another person. To
enter or remain in any property, structure, or conveyance without being authorized,
licensed, or invited.
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Appendix 2 - Florida Attorney General’s O ce of Civil Rights
Hate Crimes Training Program
The Florida Attorney General’s O ce of Civil Rights has developed a hate crimes
training program specifi cally designed to train law enforcement o cers, detectives/
investigators, supervisory personnel and command sta in the detection, investigation,
processing and reporting of hate crimes. This training is available upon request without
charge to any Florida law enforcement agency.
For more information, contact:
The Florida Attorney General’s O ce
O ce of Civil Rights
107 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(850) 414 -3300
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Anti-Defamation League
Florida Regional O ce
621 N.W 53RD Street
Suite 450
Boca Raton, Florida 33487
(561) 988-2900
E-mail: fl [email protected]
www.adl.org
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Uniform Crime Reporting Program
100 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306
(304) 625-2000
(304) 625-4995
www.fbi.gov
Japanese-American Citizens League
1629 K Street N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 223-1240
www.jacl.org
League of United Latin American Citizens
1133 19th St. N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 833-6130
www.lulac.org
NAACP, National Headquarters
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
(410)580-5777
www.naacp.org
Appendix 3 - Sources of Additional Information on Hate Crimes
National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force
1325 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Suite 6
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 393-5177
or
3510 Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 206
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 571-1924
www.thetaskforce.org
Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc.
1322 18th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 223-5500
www.ocanational.org
The Prejudice Institute
2743 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4329
(410) 243-6987
www.prejudiceinstitute.com
Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
(334) 956-8200
www.splcenter.org
U.S. Department of Justice
Community Relations Services
51 First Avenue, S.W.
Suite 624
Miami, Florida 33130
(305) 536-5206
www.usdoj.gov/crs/
