NCJ Number
151315
Date Published
1994
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This report presents statistics on bias incidents (racial, religious, ethnic, and sexual orientation) in Baltimore County (Maryland) during 1993.
Abstract
There were 297 reported bias incidents in the county during 1993, a decrease of 1 incident from the 298 reported in 1992. This is the third straight year in which the county has had a decrease in reported bias incidents. The highest number of incidents were reported during the months of May (n=34), followed by November (n=33). September had the fewest number of reported incidents (n=17). Of the 297 bias incidents reported during 1993, 193 (65 percent) were verified, 37 (12.5 percent) were inconclusive, 57 (19.2 percent) were inconclusive name calling, and 10 (3.4 percent) were unfounded. Of the 193 verified bias incidents, 153 (79.3 percent) were motivated by racial prejudice. Thirty-two (16.6 percent) incidents were motivated by religious bias, and three (1.6 percent) incidents were motivated by a difference in ethnic origin. Five (2.6 percent) were motivated by a difference in sexual orientation. Verified bias incidents are broken down into criminal and non- criminal categories. Of the 193 verified incidents, 173 (89.6 percent) were classified as criminal and 20 (10.4 percent) as non-criminal. Males were more likely to be victims of bias incidents than females, 116 and 73 respectively. Black males were most often victimized (n=58), followed by white males (n=53), black females (n=36), white females (n=34), Asian males (n=5), and Asian females (n=3). 7 figures and 9 tables