Hate crimes are likely being underreported because of language and cultural barriers, according to an FBI official.
The bureau’s New York Field Office is trying get a more accurate representation by reaching affected communities in their native languages.
“I don’t think the data that we have is an accurate representation of everything that is happening out in our communities,” William Sweeney, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office, told CBSN “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano on Wednesday.
“One of the things we’ve been trying to push to do is to get a message out to those communities to report to us and to report to their local police departments, in particular, some of that information so that we can better address the problem.”
Read more at CBS.
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