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Confronting the New Faces of Hate - Appendix A

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1. The following states also have statutes criminalizing interference with religious worship: Arkansas, California, D.C., Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.

2. "Other" includes political affiliation (California, D.C., Iowa, Louisiana, West Virginia), age ( California, D.C., Florida, Iowa, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Vermont), and transgender/gender identity (California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont).

3. States with data collection statutes which include sexual orientation are Arizona, California, Connecticut, D.C., Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington; those which include gender are Arizona, California, D.C., Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington.

4. Some other states have administrative regulations mandating such training.

5. The Utah statute ties penalties for hate crimes to violations of the victim's constitutional or civil rights.

Compiled by the Anti-Defamation League's Washington Office

More information about ADL's resources on hate crimes can be found at the Anti-Defamation League's website and Partners Against Hate.

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