A woman, who is transgender, is walking in a park when two men approach her. One says, “Hey, what are you doing here?” She continues walking, trying to avoid them, when the other man says, “We don’t want no queers in our neighborhood,” and hits her, knocking her to the ground.

You decide: How should the investigating officer report this incident, using the UCR Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines?

I am looking for specifics and if you are unable to share your own story, do share a narrative of a friend or something you have read in the news recently. Again, please enter an original thought and respond to three other thoughts/perspectives shared by your peers.