FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   HATE CRIME REPORTS SPIKE 74 PERCENT IN COLORADO IN 2019 Hate crimes directed at individuals based on their race, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity and disability increased in Colorado, according to the FBI’s 2019 hate crime report DENVER, CO, November 16, 2020 … The number of reported hate crimes in Colorado spiked by 74

  Denver, CO, October 15, 2020 …The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region welcomed today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that Richard Holzer pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and explosive charges for plotting to blow up Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo. ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott Levin issued the following statement: The news of a plot to blow

Denver, CO, July 22, 2020 … The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region and Colorado Sikhs welcome the decision of First Judicial District Attorney Pete Wier to add a bias-motivated crime charge in the case against a man who is accused of attacking a Lakewood business owner and member of Colorado’s Sikh community.   The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Denver, CO, June 23, 2020 …The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region is deeply disturbed by reports of significant vandalism and racist, xenophobic graffiti at India Palace restaurant in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. “We condemn the horrendous vandalism and vicious graffiti at India Palace restaurant and offer support and solidarity to the business owners,” said ADL Mountain States

Reported incidents in Colorado surge by 56 percent, according to ADL annual report   Denver, CO, May 12, 2020 …The American Jewish community experienced the highest level of antisemitic incidents last year since tracking began in 1979, with more than 2,100 acts of assault, vandalism and harassment reported across the United States, according to new data from ADL (the Anti-Defamation