Hate crime reports were the highest in 30 years and surpassed a record set in 1992, according to the FBI’s 2020 hate crime report DENVER, CO, August 31, 2021 … The number of reported hate crimes in Colorado in 2020 were the highest number ever recorded in a single year for the state, surging by nearly 34 percent between
The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region (ADL), responding to reports of a cross burned on the lawn of a Jewish New Mexico family, condemns the incident and applauds law enforcement for investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. The alleged incident took place last week in Mountainair, New Mexico. According to a KQRE news report, a member of the family discovered the cross burned into the
Denver, CO, August 19, 2021 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mountain States Region welcomed the arrests today of four suspects accused of fatally shooting a yeshiva student in Denver late Tuesday. Police reports indicate the killing was part of a larger crime spree the suspects allegedly committed across the city on Tuesday. “We commend the Denver Police Department
August 18, 2021 Denver, CO We are all heartbroken over the fatal shooting overnight of a student outside Yeshiva Toras Chaim in Denver and offer our prayers to his family and community. The victim is identified as 19-year-old Shmuel (Shmuli) Silverberg z”l, of Cleveland, OH. Upon learning of the shooting, I joined leadership from JEWISHcolorado and Secure Community Network (SCN),
Denver, CO, May 13, 2021 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mountain States Region expressed shock and deep concern over reports that a University of New Mexico student was allegedly targeted due to his Jewish identity and assaulted by a group of individuals at a party on May 7 in Albuquerque. The student sustained physical injuries and was treated at a
