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Hawai’i
Hawai’i’s hate crime law can be found here: HI Rev Stat § 706-662.
Resources:
Information on Hawai’i Office of the Prosecuting Attorneys can be found here.
Hawai’i Crime Victim Compensation Commission
Phone: (808) 587-1288
Note: Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii
Honolulu: (808) 541-2850
FBI Field Office:
Honolulu (Covers Hawai’I, Guam, U.S. Commonwealth in the Pacific Ocean, and American Samoa)
Phone: (808) 566-4300
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Idaho
Idaho’s hate crime law can be found here: ID Code § 18-7902.
Resources:
A list of Idaho’s Prosecuting Attorneys by county can be found here.
Idaho Attorney General Victim Assistance Program
Phone: (208) 334-2400
Note: Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho
Boise: (208) 334-1211
Coeur d’Alene: (208) 667-6568
Pocatello: (208) 478-4166
FBI Field Office:
Salt Lake City (Covers the entire states of Utah, Idaho, and Montana)
Phone: (801) 579-1400
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Illinois
Illinois’ hate crime law can be found here: 730 ILCS 5/12-7.1.
Resources:
Help Stop Hate
Website: IllinoisStopHate.org
(877) 458-HATE (4283)
Help Stop Hate is a confidential service and project of the Illinois Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes and the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
To find the contact information for your local state’s attorney, contact the Office of the Illinois Attorney General.
Illinois Statewide Victim Assistance Program
Phone: (800) 228-3368
Note: A State’s Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in Illinois:
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
Chicago: (312) 353-5300
Rockford: (815) 987-4444
U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois
Springfield: (217) 492-4450
Peoria: (309) 671-7050
Moline: (309) 793-5884
Urbana: (217) 373-5875
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois
Fairview Heights: (618) 628-3700
Benton: (618) 439-3808
East St. Louis: (618) 482-9361
FBI Field Offices:
Chicago (Covers northern Illinois)
Phone: (312) 421-6700
Springfield (Covers central and southern Illinois)
Phone: (217) 522-9675
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Indiana
Indiana does not have a hate crime law. For information on why SB 12 was not considered a hate crime law, please see here.
Note: Even in states without a hate crime law, law enforcement can and should still report a hate crime as a bias-motivated incident in their report.
Resources:
Contact information for Indiana County Prosecutors can be found here.
Indiana Attorney General Victim Services
Phone: (317) 232-6201
Note: A County Prosecutor is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in Indiana:
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana
Hammond: (219) 937-5500
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana
Indianapolis: (317) 226-6333
FBI Field Office:
Indianapolis (Covers entire state of Indiana)
Phone: (317) 595-4000
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Iowa
Iowa’s hate crime law can be found here: IA Code § 729A.2.
Resources:
Contact information for Iowa County Attorneys can be found here.
Iowa Attorney General Victim Assistance Section
Phone: (515) 281-5044
Note: A County Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in Iowa:
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
Cedar Rapids: (319) 363-6333
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa
Des Moines: (515) 473-9300
FBI Field Office:
Omaha (Covers entire states of Nebraska and Iowa)
Phone: (402) 493-8688
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Kansas
Kansas’s hate crime law can be found here: KS Stat § 21-6815(c)(2)(C).
Resources:
Contact information for Kansas District Attorneys can be found here.
Kansas Attorney General Victim Services Division
Phone: (785) 291- 3950
Note: A District Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas
Wichita: (316) 269-6481
FBI Field Office:
Kansas City (Covers entire state of Kansas and Western District of Missouri)
Phone: (816) 512-8200
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Kentucky
Kentucky’s hate crime law can be found here: KY Rev Stat § 532.031.
Resources:
Contact information for the Commonwealth’s County Attorneys can be found here.
Kentucky Attorney General Office of Victims Advocacy
Phone: (502) 696-5312
Note: A County Attorney is the Commonwealth’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in Kentucky:
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky
Louisville Main: (502) 582-5911
Bowling Green: (270) 781-4438
Paducah: (270) 442-7104
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Lexington: (859) 233-2661
FBI Field Office:
Louisville (Covers entire state of Kentucky)
Phone: (502) 263-6000
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Louisiana
Louisiana’s hate crime law can be found here: LA Rev Stat § 14:107.2.
Resources:
Contact information for Louisiana’s District Attorneys can be found here.
Louisiana Crime Victim Services Bureau
Phone: (800) 342-6110
Note: A District Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in Louisiana:
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
Shreveport: (318) 676-3600
U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana
Baton Rouge: (225) 389-0443
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
New Orleans: (504) 680-3000
FBI Field Office:
New Orleans (Covers entire state of Louisiana)
Phone: (504) 816-3000
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Maine
Maine’s hate crime law can be found here: 5 ME Rev Stat § 4684-A.
Resources:
Contact information for Maine District Attorneys can be found here.
Maine Attorney General Crime & Victims Program
Phone: (207) 626-8800
Note: A District Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
Portland: (207) 780-3257
Bangor: (207) 945-0373
FBI Field Office:
Boston (Covers entire states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island)
Phone: (857) 386-2000
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Maryland
Maryland’s hate crime law can be found here: MD Criminal Law Code § 10-304.
Resources:
Contact information for Maryland State’s Attorneys can be found here.
Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention & Policy – Victim Services Unit
Phone: (410) 697-9338
Maryland Attorney General – Victim Services
Phone: (410) 576-6377
Note: A State’s Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland
Baltimore: (410) 209-4800
Greenbelt: (301) 344-4433
FBI Field Office:
Baltimore (Covers entire states of Maryland and Delaware)
Phone: (410) 265-8080
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts’s hate crime law can be found here: MA Gen L ch 265 § 39.
Resources:
Contact information for Massachusetts District Attorneys can be found here.
Massachusetts’ Office for Victim Assistance
Boston: (617) 586-1340
Northampton Office: (413) 387-4300
Note: A District Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
Boston: (617) 748-3100
Springfield: (413) 785-0235
Worcester: (508) 368-0100
FBI Field Office:
Boston (Covers entire states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island)
Phone: (857) 386-2000
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Michigan
Michigan’s hate crime law can be found here: MI Comp L § 750.147b.
Resources:
Contact information for your local prosecuting attorney can be found here.
Michigan Division of Victim’s Services
Phone: (877) 251-7373
Note: Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in Michigan:
U.S. Attorney for the Western District Michigan
Grand Rapids: (616) 456-2404
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
Detroit: (313) 226-9100
Flint: (810) 766-5177
Bay City: (989) 895-5712
FBI Field Office:
Detroit (Covers entire state of Michigan)
Phone: (313) 965-2323
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Minnesota
Minnesota’s hate crime law can be found here: MN Stat § 609.2231, MN Stat § 609.2233, MN Stat § 609.595, MN Stat § 609.749.
Resources:
Contact information for Minnesota County Attorneys can be found here.
Minnesota Department of Public Safety – Crime Victim Unit
Phone: (800) 247-0390
Note: A County Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
Minneapolis: (612) 664-5600
St. Paul: (651) 848-1950
FBI Field Office:
Minneapolis (Covers entire states of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota)
Phone: (763) 569-8000
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Mississippi
Mississippi’s hate crime law can be found here: MS Code § 99-19-301.
Resources:
Contact information for Mississippi’s District Attorneys can be found in the Judiciary Directory here.
Mississippi Bureau of Victim Assistance
Phone: (601) 359-3680
Note: A District Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in Mississippi:
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi
Oxford: (662) 234-3351
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi
Jackson: (601) 965-4480
Gulfport: (228) 563-1560
FBI Field Office:
Jackson (Covers entire state of Mississippi)
Phone: (601) 948-5000
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Missouri
Missouri’s hate crime law can be found here: MO Rev Stat § 557.035.
Resources:
Contact information for Missouri prosecuting attorneys can be found here.
Missouri Office for Victims of Crime
Phone: (573) 526-1464
Note: Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorneys Offices in Missouri:
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
Kansas City: (816) 426-3122
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
St. Louis: (314) 539-2200
FBI Field Office:
Kansas City (Covers Western District of Missouri and entire state of Kansas)
Phone: (816) 512-8200
St. Louis (Covers Eastern District of Missouri)
Phone: (314) 589-2500
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.
Montana
Montana’s hate crime law can be found here: MT Code § 45-5-221.
Resources:
Contact information for Montana’s County Attorneys can be found here.
Montana Office of Victim Services
Phone: (406) 444-3653
Note: A County Attorney is the state government’s local prosecutor for criminal matters. Prosecutors have discretion over whether to charge someone with a crime. Some may be more comfortable speaking to an attorney prior to reaching out to a local prosecutor about a criminal matter.
When speaking with a victim advocate, you may want to ask what your rights are, what documentation you may need to access support services, what support services may be available to you, and what you can expect from your state government in the wake of a hate crime.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana
Billings: (406) 657-6101
FBI Field Office:
Salt Lake City (Covers entire states of Montana, Utah, and Idaho)
Phone: (801) 579-1400
Note: When reaching out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or FBI Field Office, it may be helpful to ask if they have a community liaison or a civil rights point of contact that you can speak to.