He stabbed Gonzalez several times in the abdomen, arm, hand and face, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. Hochman said his office has made it a priority to aggressively prosecute hate crimes and push back against allowing perpetrators of violent hate crimes to receive mental health diversion. There were 1,355 hate crimes reported in L.A. County in 2024, the latest year for which data are available. This number was a 1% decrease from the record high reported in 2023 and represents an average of nearly four hate crimes a day. It included 345 anti-Black crimes, 143 anti-Latino crimes, 135 antisemitic crimes and 102 anti-transgender crimes.