NEWYORK: The New York city government’s hate crime prevention office has launched the youth ambassador leadership program.
Under this program, ten groups of children aged eight to eighteen will be formed who will work to prevent hate crimes in their neighborhoods or schools.
The office for the prevention of hate crimes organized an ethnic and community media round-table to assess the rate of hate crimes, which aims to help young people speak out against prejudice and discrimination and make the city’s schools and communities safer.
Under the youth ambassador leadership program, ten groups of children aged eight to eighteen will be formed to work to prevent hate crimes in their neighborhoods and schools, each group will also be given $ 1,000.
OPHC’s executive director Vijah Ramjattan presented a detailed analysis of hate crimes in New York City from 2019 to 2024.
According to the report, there was a 3% decrease in hate crime incidents in 2024 while in 2023, 667 incidents were reported, while 648 cases were registered in 2024.
Citing the report, the participants were informed that in 2024, various communities faced hate crimes, including Hispanics, Catholics, Asians, Blacks, Muslims, Jews, women and transgenders.
Media representatives from various communities in New York participated in the media round-table. A question-and-answer session was also held in the round-table session and suggestions were presented to prevent further reduction in hate crime incidents.
It is pertinent to mention that October is recognized by groups around the world as Hate Crime Awareness Month, so that the problem of hate crimes and possible solutions can be highlighted to the public, lawyers and policymakers.
