Sixty-eight hate crimes were reported to the Idaho State Police in 2024. That’s a 21% increase from the previous year.
The crimes were most often motivated by racial bias, which made up 42% of offenses. The majority were reported in Boise.
Christina Bruce-Bennion is the Executive Director of the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights. It’s home to the Anne Frank Memorial, which was defaced by Nazi propaganda in 2020…