Anti-Asian hate crimes in California jumped 107%, attorney general says
KTVU's Henry Lee reports.
OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta released hate-crime statistics Wednesday showing a sharp increase in hate crimes against Asians last year.
"We're in a full-on state of crisis, state of emergency when it comes to hate crimes and hate violence," Bonta said.
He spoke out in the heart of Oakland's Chinatown, where victims of Asian descent have been attacked and robbed.
"It's important that I come here today as the California Attorney General, right here in Oakland Chinatown, my former assembly district, and say hate crimes are a priority," said Bonta, a former assemblymember who is from Alameda.