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Dec 17, 2003
"I believe we can save each other. In fact, we must save each other. I don't depend on anyone else to do it." --James Baldwin
Drop in Hate Crimes
Hate crimes decreased sharply last year according to the FBI, representing an improvement of nearly 25 percent from the post-9/11 high in 2001. Total numbers of crimes against those in ethnic Middle Eastern groups plummeted 38 percent from 1,500 in 2001, to 931 in 2002. Additionally, there were 155 hate crimes categorized as anti-Islamic in 2002, which was a huge reduction from the 481 in the prior year.
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