Tell the FBI to Track Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes

The federal government does not bother to track hate crimes against Sikhs in its Hate Crime Incident Report (Form 1-699). Such crimes are officially recorded as anti-Muslim crimes, even though Sikhs are usually targeted because of their Sikh identity. The Sikh Coalition believes that the only way to accurately diagnose and solve a problem is to track it. And so, if you agree that the federal government should be tracking anti-Sikh hate crimes, please sign our petition to the Justice Department today.

Attorney General Eric Holder
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

Dear Attorney General Holder:

I am writing today to request formal tracking of hate crimes against Sikhs on the FBI's Hate Crime Incident Report (Form 1-699).

By its own terms, Form 1-699 is designed to “assist the [Federal Bureau of Investigation] in compiling timely, comprehensive, and accurate data regarding the incidence and prevalence of hate crime throughout the [n]ation.” Although the Sikh Coalition has documented numerous bias attacks against Sikhs since September 11, 2001, the federal government does not track such crimes.

Because the Sikh community is acutely susceptible to hate violence in the United States, it is critically important for federal authorities to devise means of tracking hate violence against the Sikh community. Failing to do so is bad public policy, because it is impossible to diagnose and prevent a problem unless it is being measured.

In light of these concerns, I urge you to direct the FBI to amend Form 1-699 so that bias crimes motivated by anti-Sikh bias are accurately documented.

Respectfully submitted,

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Number	Date	Name	Location
1554	Wed Aug 31 17:08:12 EDT 2016	Hardip Kalsi	Santa Cruz, CA	Sikhs are not Muslims. We have our own culture, beliefs, and identity. We deserve the same respect as any Christian or Jew. We do not deserve to be treated as second class citizens, and tracked under the More....same category as muslims. We are SIKHS.
1553	Wed Apr 06 10:51:16 EDT 2016	Anna Magidson	Martinez, CA
1552	Wed Nov 19 02:24:33 EST 2014	Alfonso Zamora	Janesville, WI
1551	Sat Aug 09 03:52:23 EDT 2014	Khurram Malik	CAMBRIDGE, MA
1550	Wed Jun 26 12:56:51 EDT 2013	Anonymous	Oakland, CA
1549	Wed May 08 05:06:01 EDT 2013	Ajit Khera	Fresno , CA
1548	Wed Jan 30 05:03:39 EST 2013	Anonymous
1547	Sun Dec 16 12:25:50 EST 2012	kamaljit singh	canoga park, CA	Kamaljit sahota
1546	Sun Dec 16 12:25:49 EST 2012	kamaljit singh	canoga park, CA	Kamaljit sahota
1545	Thu Sep 27 08:23:49 EDT 2012	Harminder Blackburn	London, UK, ot
1544	Tue Sep 11 08:29:32 EDT 2012	James Wilson	Archer, FL
1543	Mon Sep 10 21:55:27 EDT 2012	Joseph Wilson	Hamden, CT
1542	Sun Aug 12 15:12:36 EDT 2012	Mohanpal Singh	Lynnwood, WA
1541	Wed Aug 08 12:21:25 EDT 2012	Bishav Brar	ON
1540	Tue Aug 07 13:59:57 EDT 2012	Manjeet Singh	New York, NY
1539	Sun Aug 05 15:58:31 EDT 2012	Anonymous	WI
1538	Tue Jul 10 10:52:19 EDT 2012	Sahib RANA	Brisbane,
1537	Tue Jun 19 04:45:56 EDT 2012	Harminder Kaur	NY
1536	Tue May 29 16:34:57 EDT 2012	Tanupriya Kaur
1535	Tue May 29 14:43:02 EDT 2012	Anonymous	ON
1534	Mon May 07 12:51:41 EDT 2012	Tarlochan Singh	iselin, NJ
1533	Thu May 03 02:58:51 EDT 2012	Angad Singh	Arlington, MA
1532	Mon Apr 23 12:00:44 EDT 2012	Anonymous	IL
1531	Mon Apr 23 09:00:04 EDT 2012	Apaar Singh	Baltimor, MD
1530	Mon Apr 23 02:50:13 EDT 2012	Anonymous		Sikhism are a seperate religion from Hinduism. Sikhism is a major world religion.

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