MOCJ Programs
Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes
OPHC takes a holistic approach to preventing hate crimes, developing and coordinating community-driven prevention strategies to address biases fueling such crimes, and fostering healing for victims and their communities.
Partner PROGRAMS & ORGANIZATIONS
Services Provided & Focus Domains
Community engagement & education
Training in Hate Crimes, Bias, & Discrimination
Impact & Highlights
Who it’s For
- All New Yorkers
- Communities with high rates of underreporting
Why?
Hate crimes create a psychological impact extending far beyond the individual victim. A hate crime against an individual based on identity incites fear in those who share the victim’s identity; a harm against the individual becomes a harm against the entire community to which the victim belongs.
Hate crimes too often go unreported, frustrating efforts to address them. Without an accurate accounting of hate crimes, both early identification and prevention become more difficult to accomplish.
History
Launched in 2019 through New York City Council passage of NYC Local Law 46 and Local Law 47, OPHC takes a holistic approach to preventing hate crimes, developing and coordinating community-driven prevention strategies to address biases fueling such crimes, and fostering healing for victims and their communities.
OPHC partners with community-based organizations to elevate their grassroots work through the Partners Against The Hate (PATH Forward) initiative, supporting more than 80 community-based organizations that serve communities most vulnerable to bias-motivated incidents and hate crimes.
OPHC also offers Community Project Grants, encouraging New Yorkers to develop creative projects aimed at reducing hate violence and promoting community respect.
OPHC coordinates the City’s efforts through its Interagency Committee on Hate Crimes (IAC), consisting of over 20 city agencies and all five District Attorney Hate Crime Units.
Visit the OPHC website to access more resources and information on its various initiatives.
Partner Organizations