How often do hate crimes and bias-related incidents occur at U-M?
Hate crimes are reported annually in the Campus Safety Handbook. In 2004 (the most recent year for which we have reported statistics), the Ann Arbor campus had one assault with race prejudice reported to the Department of Public Safety, and 11 bias-related incidents (occurring on campus or in Ann Arbor) reported to the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs. However, in the past, the University has not had a comprehensive mechanism for reporting bias-related incidents that do not constitute crimes. Our new reporting process is intended to encourage more complete reporting, and will allow us to better track the frequency of such incidents in the future.
