The California Department of Justice statistics mailing list sent us this alert on Friday evening, August 9, 2001:

Hate Crimes in California, 2000

"Reported hate crime events and offenses in 2000 were very similar to the reported numbers in 1999. The number of reported hate crime events this year were five less than those reported in 1999 (1,957 vs. 1,962). The number of reported hate crime offenses - there can be one or more offenses in a crime event - was one more than in 1999 (2,002 vs. 2,001). This is an annual report regarding crimes motivated by the victim's race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or physical or mental disability as reported by law enforcement agencies. Only law enforcement agencies can identify and submit reports of hate crimes to the Department of Justice. This report is in PDF format only."

http://caag.state.ca.us/cjsc/publications/hatecrimes/hc2000/preface.pdf

We'll get up a teaching and review essay on these data as quickly as jeanne can repair her Acrobat Reader, which is presently crashing. Meanwhile, we're posting the information so you can read ahead.