Interagency Committee on Hate Crimes

The Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes is tasked with advising the Mayor in planning and implementing interagency coordination on hate crimes as it relates to prevention, awareness, investigation and prosecution, and impact on communities, as well as creating and implementing a coordinated system for how the City responds to hate crimes.

The Interagency Committee includes partners from city agencies and the five District Attorneys' offices. The committee breaks down silos and fosters ongoing communications; shares best practices on hate crime prevention and response; collectively analyzes data on hate crimes; and makes recommendations on improving hate crime prevention and response.

As of September 2021, participants in the Interagency Committee on Hate Crimes include:

• City Commission on Human Rights
• Civic Engagement Commission
• Department of Citywide Administration Services
• Department of Education
• Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Department of Parks and Recreation
• Department of Probation
• Department of Youth and Community Development
• Mayor's Community Affairs Unit
• Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
• Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health
• Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
• Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
• Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
• Law Department (Family Court Division) 
• New York Police Department
• Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings
• Small Business Services
• Taxi & Limousine Commission
• Unity Project
• Brooklyn DA Hate Crimes Unit
• Manhattan DA Hate Crimes Bureau
• Staten Island DA Hate Crimes Unit
• Bronx DA, Hate Crimes
• Queens DA Gang Violence and Hate Crimes Unit

Interagency Committee members also convene in Working Groups to share expertise and address short and long-term strategies on hate crime prevention through:

• Education
• Neighborhood Safety & Community Relations
• Victim Support
• Restorative Justice Programs
• Strategies to Enhance Incident Reporting