Here's How Many Hate Crimes Were Reported In Berkeley Heights

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The FBI released its' annual "Hate Crimes Statistics" report breaking down how each town in New Jersey ranked with the most hate crimes in 2017. Here's where Berkeley Heights ranked.

Berkeley Heights had one reported hate crime, which was a hate crimes based on race, according to the FBI. New Providence didn't have any reported hate crimes.

Woodbury reportedly had the most hate crimes with 33 overall in the Garden State.

The FBI documented a sharp increase in hate crimes in 2017 compared to 2016 – particularly in New Jersey, where the number of incidents have nearly doubled.

In New Jersey, 518 law enforcement agencies provided information to the FBI but only 155 agencies actually reported hate crimes in 2017, the most recent year available. Collectively, the agencies reported 495 hate crimes to the FBI, a 75 increase from the number of documented hate crimes in 2016.

Click here for the full list of New Jersey towns that had hate crimes in 2017, from the most to least.

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