Hate Crime/Hate Offense Statistics

What is a hate crime?

Per New York State Penal Law § 485.05: A person commits a hate crime when he or she commits a specified criminal offense and either intentionally commits the act or intentionally selects the person against whom the offense is committed in whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding the race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation of a person, regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct.

In keeping with New York State Law (NY Education Law Article 129-A, Section 6433), Baruch College is reporting on Hate Crimes that have occurred on campus for the past three years.

Hate Offense Statistics

For Calendar Year 2022 there were 0 reports of hate crime offenses.
For Calendar Year 2023 there were 0 reports of hate crime offenses.
For Calendar Year 2024 there were 0 report of hate crime offenses.

The above statistics are representative of the Federal Hate Crime definition which is broader than the New York State definition as the Federal definition captures all criminal offenses, and the New York State definition only includes certain specified offenses.

We encourage any campus community member who experiences or witnesses a Hate Crime to report this incident immediately by contacting the Public Safety Department at (646)660-6000.