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Is a hate crime a federal offense?

April 26, 2017crime Federal hate offense

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Is a hate crime a federal offense?

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The federal government can investigate hate crimes as civil rights violations. But state and local police handle most cases because they tend to involve a “traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias,” according to the FBI.