Description: <p><b>Purpose:</b> The Austin Against Hate Community Data Dashboard serves as a comprehensive tool designed to raise awareness about Hate Crimes, facilitate access to city services for victims, and foster a collaborative effort in tracking and addressing such incidents within Austin.</p><p><b>Context:</b> This dashboard represents a joint initiative involving the City of Austin, the Communications and Public Information Office, the Austin Police Department, and various partners. It stands as a testament to the commitment to combatting Hate Crimes and ensuring the well-being of affected individuals; while also providing near-real time information for informed decision-making, resource allocation, and policy.</p><p><b>Key Features:</b> This Dashboard includes three primary data viewers to understand the data reporting details of the variety of Hate Crimes experienced by Austinites.</p><p><b>Data Sources:</b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;"> Details for the source, methodology, and collection frequency are detailed below for each of the various datasets.</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; margin-left:0.5in; font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;"><b>Hate Crime Data:</b> Hate Crime data is provided by Austin Police Department via the Austin Open Data Portal. Data is reported only with attributes for the Year and City Council District in which the crime took place out of respect for anonymity to the persons impacted. Data are regularly updated to capture a near-real time picture of incidents.</p><p><b>More Information:</b> For additional information on the Austin Against Hate Data Dashboard and other resources of the Communications and Public Information Office, please visit the <a href="https://austin-against-hate-austin.hub.arcgis.com/">We All Belong</a> initiative Hub Site.</p>
Copyright Text: Communications and Public Information Office (2025)