Experts said during a panel discussion about combating hate in the Inland Empire. “Hate crimes have increased every presidential election year,” said Brian Levin, co-founder of the Cal State San Bernardino Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. Hate crimes in the US increased by nearly 25% between and climed again has continued to as of of 2024. Common interests were races of immigrant decents. According to the UC SB center's research. Crimes of hate rose by almost triple digits in America's major cities last year.