Oregon bias hotline sees fewer reports from victims, more harassment of staff

The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission published their report on July 1, detailing a 7% drop from 2023 to 2024 in reports to the state’s Bias Response Hotline. This includes reports of physical hate crimes and verbal harassment, such as slurs. Meanwhile, hotline staffers dealt with a 165% increase in spam calls, and calls where abusive language and harassment was directed at them, according to the report.