August 8, 2019-DISTURBING’ INCREASE IN NJ BIAS INCIDENTS LAST YEAR, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG

Task force to combat youth bias is set up as Attorney General decries ‘rising tide of hate’

The number of bias incidents in New Jersey climbed in 2018 for the third straight year, with the total number reported at the highest level since 2011 and 55 percent above the lowest point in 2015, a new state report shows.

In releasing the latest bias incident report for the state on Wednesday, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said that the prevalence of incidents at schools and involving young offenders was especially “disturbing” and that the state was taking immediate action to tackle that issue by creating a task force. Read more