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Home Hate Crime 2010 Tables Table 13 Pennsylvania

Table 13

PENNSYLVANIA

Hate Crime Incidents
per Bias Motivation and Quarter
by State and Agency, 2010

State Agency type Agency name Number of incidents per bias motivation Number of incidents per quarter1 Population2
Race Religion Sexual
orientation
Ethnicity Disability 1st
quarter
2nd
quarter
3rd
quarter
4th
quarter
PENNSYLVANIA Total 33 8 10 6 0
Cities 23 7 6 5 0
Abington Township 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54,235
Ambler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6,228
Avoca 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2,659
Chester 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37,308
Corry 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6,315
East Hempfield Township 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24,035
Harrisburg 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 47,509
Hastings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1,285
Johnstown 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22,900
Lancaster 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 55,582
Lower Paxton Township 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46,144
Old Forge 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8,525
Paxtang 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1,493
Philadelphia 2 2 2 2 0 4 2 2 0 1,558,378
Pine Grove 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2,036
Pittsburgh 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 312,737
Reading 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 81,370
Shenandoah 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5,121
South Park Township 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14,057
State College 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 54,649
West Hills Regional 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10,549
Universities and Colleges 2 1 3 0 0
Pennsylvania State University, University Park 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 45,185
West Chester University 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14,211
State Police Agencies 8 0 1 1 0
State Police:
Adams County 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Chester County 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Elk County 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Juniata County 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lawrence County 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Monroe County 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Potter County 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Washington County 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
  • 1 Agencies published in this table indicated that at least one hate crime incident occurred in their respective jurisdictions during the quarter(s) for which they submitted a report to the Hate Crime Statistics Program. Blanks indicate quarters for which agencies did not submit reports.
  • 2 Population figures are published only for the cities. The figures listed for the universities and colleges are student enrollment and were provided by the United States Department of Education for the 2009 school year, the most recent available. The enrollment figures include full-time and part-time students.

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