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16 Percent Of Ohio Law Enforcement Agencies Have Not Filed A Hate Crime Report

An investigation by the Associated Press has identified more than 16 percent of police agencies in Ohio that have not filed a single hate crime report to the FBI in past six years. Other agencies have reported them only sporadically. Advocates worry the lack of comprehensive annual accounting allows society to overlook the extent of racism and other bias at a time of heightened racial, religious and ethnic tensions.