If the Kaysville theft is determined to be a hate crime, it could be prosecuted under the state’s newly strengthened hate crime law, which was beefed up by a bill in 2019. There was one report of an assault against a gay man. Most of these crimes were instances of larceny, vandalism or intimidation. The state reported a total of eight hate crimes against LGBTQ people in 2019, the most recent year for which data has been released.
bJE05QV3co- Kaysville Police June 3, 2021