Q&A
Feliz questions Tisch on hate crime increase
New York City Council · Jun 1, 2026 · starts 0:35:14 · 26 sec
Feliz notes hate crimes jumped from 128 in Q1 2025 to 148 in Q1 2026 and asks what accounts for the increase.
Oswald J. Feliz
Okay, moving on to hate crimes.
Oswald J. Feliz
One concern I have is that hate crimes have jumped
Oswald J. Feliz
this quarter from 128 from the first quarter of 2025 to 148 over the first quarter of 2026.
Oswald J. Feliz
And Comstat shows the increase as well.
Oswald J. Feliz
So what do you account for the increase in hate crimes?