Hate Crimes against the Homeless Violence Hidden in Plain View
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Description:
Every year, for the past ten years, the National Coalition for the Homeless have compiled this report about the victimization of persons experiencing homeless in the United States. This report brings to light the severe injustices that people on the streets face for no other reason than because they are homeless.
Content:
Over the past ten years, hundreds of homeless people have been attacked and killed. While this report provides alarming numbers, the fact remains that countless attacks go undocumented each year. Homeless individuals are treated so poorly by society that their attacks are often forgotten or unreported. Knowing some cases are missing, the attacks that are accounted for over the past ten years are still shocking:
• 880 acts of violence have been committed against homeless individuals
• The attacks have happened in 46 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, DC
• 244 homeless individuals lost their lives in the brutal attacks
The victims of these attacks have faced injustices greater than the scars and pain they endure; they have had to cope with humiliation, tattered self-esteem, and battered respect for themselves as humans.
Click here to read the full report, "Hate, Violence, and Death on Main Street USA, 2008".
Type of Resource:
Report
Publication Date:
2012
Location:
Washington, DC
Phone:
202.462.4822