No West Richland Hate Crime in 2009, Four Cases in 2008

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By Lena Vargas

Summary

A year ago, the FBI reported hate crimes were up nationwide and in Washington state. West Richland had four such incidents. So we checked back and found this year it has none.

Story Published: Jul 8, 2009 at 5:15 PM PST

A year ago, the FBI reported hate crimes were up nationwide and in Washington state.
West Richland had four such incidents. So we checked back and found this year it has none.
West Richland reported eleven hate crimes over a four year span, beginning in 2005 and ending with last year.