Letter: Is every offense now a hate crime?

A crime scene investigator probes criminal mischief to a sign at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnessess at 36 Southdown Road in Huntington where damage to the sign was discovered around 12:20 p.m. (Jan. 1, 2013) Credit: James Carbone
I read your Dec. 6 news story “NYC hate crimes up 35%” with interest. Some blame Donald Trump. I would like to see who was added to the hate crime list and how that compares with prior statistics. It seems as if everything is considered a hate crime today.
Bernie McGrath, Holbrook