Orange County officials should do more to address hate crimes and incidents, according to a grand jury report released Thursday that also criticized a reduction in oversight and coordination efforts.
Although the number of reported hate crimes dropped from 112 in 2022 to 95 in 2023, the report said the data may not reflect the true scope of the problem due to underreporting and missing data from Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Orange and Westminster.
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