The purpose of this circular is to standardize hate crime and
hate incident information presented during community crime
prevention meetings, and impart basic hate crime and hate
incident information to members of the community. The circular
also contains valuable and practical hate crime and hate
incident opportunity reduction strategies, which were
researched, developed, and compiled by the Los Angeles Police
Department (LAPD), to assist community members reduce their risk
and vulnerability to hate crime and hate incidents. The City of
Los Angeles has a unique and culturally diverse population. Its
residents represent nearly every culture, nationality, race and
religion on earth. This diversity has significantly contributed
to making Los Angeles the vibrant and dynamic City it is today.
Unfortunately, there are people and groups who would attack this
heritage by committing crimes and acts, targeting members of
specific groups that help make our City diverse. These crimes
and acts that target members of a sp