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Bias Crime Unit
About the Bias Crime Unit
The Phoenix Police Department is dedicated to enforcing Federal, State, and City of Municipal Bias crime laws and tracking bias-related incidents. The Bias Crimes Unit is housed in the Violent Crimes Bureau. The Bias Crimes Unit performs criminal investigations, acts as a resource to patrol and other follow-up units, engages in officer training, public outreach, and is responsible for maintaining Bias crime and incident data. The Bias Crimes Unit works with other governmental agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, and neighboring law enforcement agencies.
PPD Bias Crime Data
The Bias Crimes Unit reviews all bias-related crime and incident reports. Statistical data is posted to the Phoenix Police Department's public-facing site, properly reported to the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and shared with the Mayor's Office and the Phoenix City Council.
Bias Crime Reports
Contact Information:
Sergeant Kane Kimble
(602) 495-5571
Detective Charlee McDermott
(602) 495-5932
Detective Jeremy Pyles
(602)262-6141