Bias-Related Incidents
Any possibly criminal incident should be reported immediately to University Police at 607-436-3550.
Bias-Motivated Incidents
- Include criminal and non-criminal conduct
- Motivated by hatred, prejudice or bigotry
What Is a Hate Crime?
NYS Penal Law 485.05:
A person commits a hate crime when they commit a specified offense and either:
- Intentionally selects the person against whom the offense is committed or intended to be 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, or
- Intentionally commits the act or acts constituting the offense 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.