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Table 13

PENNSYLVANIA

Hate Crime Incidents

per Bias Motivation and Quarter

by Agency, 2012

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
Total 26 7 4 1 0
Cities 22 5 4 1 0
Abington Township, Montgomery County 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 55,731
Avoca 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2,663
Carlisle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19,103
Harrisburg 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 49,753
Lancaster 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 60,155
Philadelphia 8 1 2 0 0 8 1 0 2 1,538,957
Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 312,112
Reading 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 88,557
Roseto 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1,574
Ross Township 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31,222
Selinsgrove 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5,781
State College 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 57,020
Throop 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4,089
Tunkhannock 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1,839
Universities and Colleges 2 0 0 0 0
Moravian College 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2,002
Shippensburg University 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8,183
State Police Agencies 2 2 0 0 0
State Police:
Chester County 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Erie County 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lehigh County 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wayne County 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 2011 school year, the most recent available. The enrollment figures include full-time and part-time students.

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