Hate Crime Resources

Farmingdale State College Hate Crime Reporting Page

Farmingdale State College is committed to a campus environment that supports diversity, equity and inclusion and will provide support to individuals who report incidents of bias or hate.

What is a bias act?

A bias act is conduct that adversely and unfairly targets an individual or group based on the social identity categories of national origin, ethnicity, race, age, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, color, creed, marital status, any combination of these characteristics or any other group protected by law.

The perpetrators may be known or unknown. The act may be verbal, written, or physical, and occur on Farmingdale State College campus or within an area that affects the campus community. Activities protected by the First Amendment will not constitute bias acts. 

What is a hate crime?

Per New York State Penal Law § 485.05: A person commits a hate crime when he or she commits a specified criminal offense and either intentionally commits the act or intentionally selects the person against whom the offense is committed in whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding the race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation of a person, regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct. 

In keeping with the New York State Law (NYS EDN Article 129-A, section 6433) Farmingdale State College is reporting on Hate Crimes that have occurred on campus for the past three years.

Hate Offense Statistics

• For Calendar Year 2023 there was (1) report of intimidation during  in-person dispute evidencing religious bias that occurred on campus.
• For Calendar Year 2024 there was one (1) report of intimidation during in-person dispute evidencing disability bias on campus and one (1) report of intimidation during in-person dispute evidencing religious bias on campus.
• For Calendar Year 2025 there was one (1) report of making graffiti evidencing religious bias that occurred on campus.

The above statistics are representative of the Federal Hate Crime definition which is broader than the New York State definition as the Federal definition captures all criminal offenses, and the New York State definition only includes certain specified offenses.

We encourage any campus community member who experiences or witnesses a Hate Crime to report this incident immediately by contacting the University Police Department at 934-420-2111.

Resources for Victims of Hate/Bias Crimes

• NY State Anti-hate Crime Resource
• United States Department of Justice Hate Crime - NY
• NY State - Stop Asian Hate
• Anti-Defamation League

Resources for Victims of Racial Discrimination

NY State - Racial Discrimination

Farmingdale State College provides an interactive Student Orientation program which includes training for all students providing information about bias-related hate crimes.

Bias Related Hate Crimes

• Acts of physical harm and specific criminal threats motivated by hostility based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, religious practice, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
• A hate crime has occurred when a person commits a specific offense:
  • Intentionally selecting a person against who the offense is committed or intended to be committed based on a belief or a perception.
  • Intentionally committing the act constituting the offense in which or in part of a belief or perception.

Review the resources on the University Police (UPD) webpage for more information.