Bias Crime

Under the Bias-Related Crime Act of 1989 (D.C. Official Code § 22-3700 et. seq.), a bias-related, or hate, crime is a criminal act or attempted criminal act “that demonstrates an accused’s prejudice based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibility, homelessness, physical disability, matriculation, or political affiliation of a victim.”根据《1989年偏见相关犯罪法》（Bias-Related Crime Act of 1989，即哥伦比亚特区官方法典第22-3700条及后续条款），偏见相关犯罪（或称仇恨犯罪（hate crime））是指"体现犯罪嫌疑人基于受害人实际或被感知的种族、肤色、宗教信仰、民族出身、性别、年龄、婚姻状况、个人外貌、性取向、性别认同或性别表达、家庭责任、无家可归状态、身体残疾、学籍状况或政治派别而存在偏见的刑事犯罪或未遂刑事犯罪"。