Anti-Asian attacks surged in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic: NYPD
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Fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, attacks against Asians surged in 2020 in New York City, city officials said Tuesday.
An NYPD’s hate crime task force recorded 28 anti-Asian attacks last year compared to two incidents in 2019, according to Deputy Inspector Stewart Loo.
“Obviously, we didn’t have the pandemic,” he said about the jump.
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