Fulton County, AAPI groups team up for public safety training
The Fulton County police lead a virtual safety seminar to help protect Asian Americans from hate-filled violence.
ATLANTA -
Fulton County teamed up with Asian American organizations to provide training on how to prevent and react to crime.
This training comes as crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community continue to be reported throughout the country.
According to the organization Stop AAPI Hate, there were just about 6,600 reports of what it calls hate incidents made between March 19, 2020, and the end of March this year.
Stop AAPI Hate tracks reported crimes against the AAPI community.