Center for Social Innovation
A recent survey from AAPI Data, a policy research nonprofit group, found Asian Americans were among the least likely to feel comfortable reporting hate crimes, harassment, and discrimination to authorities. The survey found upwards of 2 million Asian American adults have experienced a hateful incident in the wake of the pandemic.
“Hate crimes are traditionally difficult to prosecute and are very much underreported, possibly the most underreported crime, because people sometimes feel shame. They want it to just go away,” said Stephan.