Overall, the number of bias-related incidents reported to the police are up this year.

But Inspector Frankel said the case was not considered a bias-related incident.

"This is something that we are all very concerned about, because we don't want to have any bias-related incidents in our community," she said.

The other would mandate collection of data on bias-related incidents by police.

I am recommending that we initiate a statewide reporting system for bias-related incidents.

In 1986, there were 235 confirmed bias-related incidents in the city.

The Hasidim deny the accusations and the police are not calling it a bias-related incident.

In 1986, 253 bias-related incidents were referred to the commission, with the greatest number of cases involving anti-Semitic behavior.

The attack was one of 14 bias-related incidents in Canarsie since July 1, the police said.

The report noted a "particularly troubling" increase of bias-related incidents on college campuses.