The Lane County Sheriff's Office is committed to advancing equity within our communities, and takes reports of hate crimes seriously.  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  has defined a hate crime as "a committed criminal offense which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender's bias(es) against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity."

FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program's Hate Crime Frequently Asked Questions

Definitions of criminal offenses: Oregon Revised Statutes

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