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Hate Crimes
Phan Ngo, Chief
Hank Syu, Deputy Chief
Dzanh Le, Captain
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California
• Department of Justice
• Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training (POST)
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District Attorney’s Office
Prosecution
Civil Remedies
Investigative resources
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Statement on Our City Values (2021)
As the "Heart of the Silicon Valley," Sunnyvale is a thriving community that is a highly desirable place to live, work, and play.
• Valuing our individual experiences and supporting and protecting people of any race, religion, ancestry, ethnicity, ability, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity;
• Honoring cultural and religious traditions; and
• Welcoming immigrants and refugees.
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DPS Hate Crimes Coordinator
Captain Dzanh Le
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What is a Hate Crime?
Hate Crime: a criminal act committed, in whole or in
part, because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim: disability;
gender; nationality; race or ethnicity; religion; sexual orientation; or who associates with a person or group
with one or more of these actual or perceived
characteristics.
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What is a Hate Incident?
A Hate Incident: An action or behavior motivated by hate but legally protected by the First Amendment right to freedom of expression.
Examples include:
Name-calling, Insults, Displaying hate material that does not result in property damage and Distribution of materials with hate messages in public places.
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Who Can Be a Victim?
A victim is any person, public agency, or private institution that is threatened or injured or has his/her property damaged because of his/her race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender or sexual orientation. However, a victim may also be threatened or injured because the criminal perceives the victim to be of a certain race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender or sexual orientation.
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Policy
• Department of Public
Safety Policy
• Prevention through
building strong
relationships in the
community
• Training
• Investigation/Victim
Assistance (Initial
response and detective
follow-up)
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Planning and Prevention
• Building strong relationships in the community
• Sharing of accurate information with all stakeholders (community, TLO, Joint Regional Information Exchange
System)
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Community Engagement
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Training
• Department of Public Safety Policy
• Training
• Policy complies with the guidance and policies set forth by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training (POST)
• Investigation/Victim Assistance
• Tracking and analysis, Reporting to CA Department of
Justice.
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Hate Crimes in Sunnyvale
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
Hate Incidents 1 1 1 3 4 10
Hate Crimes 2 2 2 3 3 12
vandalism/graffiti 5 3 2 8 28 46
Arrests Involved 2 1 0 3 4 10
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Questions?