He attributed the increased reporting to improved outreach by the NYPD to the Asian community. “Asian Americans are more aware of contacting the police and coming forward and have become cooperative in coming forward to the police department and reporting crimes, not just hate crimes, but any crimes,” he told the news outlet. A report last month by the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University revealed a 164 percent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in 16 of the largest U.S. cities in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020. New York had the largest increase in anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents with 42 incidents reported between January and May, a 223 percent increase, the report said.