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Hate crimes increased by 17 percent in San Diego and across California between 2016 and 2017, the FBI reported Tuesday.

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The local statistics were contained in the agency’s annual Hate Crime Statistics report, a part of the nationwide Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Despite the double-digit increase, the overall number of hate crimes remained low, with just 41 in San Diego and 1,095 statewide in 2017.

The hate crimes reported in the City of San Diego were in four categories:

Race/ethnicity/ancestry – 17

Religion -12

Sexual orientation – 11

Gender identity – 1

The crimes included both those against persons, such as intimidation or assault, and those against property, such as vandalism.

The FBI said it has stepped up its training of law enforcement agencies to ensure that hate crimes are properly identified and reported.

“The FBI is working with law enforcement partners across the country to encourage reporting of hate crime statistics,” the agency said. “Next year, FBI personnel will provide training for law enforcement officers on how to identify bias-motivated incidents and report that data to the FBI’s UCR Program.”

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