Understanding Hate in California
2024
This dashboard is a resource for understanding experiences of hate across the state, including reported hate crimes and other forms of hate. Our goal is to provide direct access to key metrics, raise awareness, and inform efforts to eliminate hate, bias, and discrimination in our communities.
This page includes data from the California Healthy Kids Survey on youth perceptions and attitudes, linked between hate incidents and a student’s sense of safety in school and online.Read more below.
Many students reported bullying and discrimination across surveyed grades:
7th graders
39%
experienced bias-related harassment or bullying
9th graders
26%
experienced bias-related harassment or bullying
11th graders
21%
experienced bias-related harassment or bullying
Some demographic groups of students are more likely to report experiencing bias-related bullying and harassment:
“Which Students Were Most Likely to Experience Bias-Related Harassment”
“Which Students Were Most Likely to Experience Cyberbullying”
“Which Students Were Most Likely to Fear Being Beaten Up”
“Which Students Were Most Likely to Experience Verbal Harassment”
Survey Responses on Student Experiences of Discrimination
California Healthy Kids Survey
This page includes data on youth perceptions and attitudes, linked between hate incidents and a student’s sense of safety in school and online. The California Healthy Kids Survey details students’ perspectives on identity-based bullying, verbal slurs, and online hate speech, understanding how youth perceive the transfer and escalation of violence in both offline and online environments. The California Healthy Kids Survey is collected biennially from students in public schools across the state. Students are asked to assess school climate, health risks, safety, and well-being.
For more, see: California Healthy Kids Survey
About the Dashboard
This dashboard is a resource for understanding experiences of hate across the state, including reported hate crimes and other forms of hate. Our goal is to provide direct access to key metrics, raise awareness, and inform efforts to eliminate hate, bias, and discrimination in our communities.
Because these sources reflect different populations, timeframes, and methodologies, we do not recommend comparing across the datasets. Each tab provides distinct information on related but different aspects of hate in California.
