A Hate Crime is committing any specified offense while selecting a victim in whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception of that person’s race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation. There are many specified offenses including most degrees of:
- Assault
- Menacing
- Strangulation
- Manslaughter
- Stalking
- Murder
- Rape
- Sexual Abuse / Assault
- Unlawful Imprisonment
- Kidnapping
- Burglary
- Criminal Mischief
- Arson
- Robbery
- Larceny