There’s been a well-documented surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans here in the Bay Area and across the country, but a new study says race-based crime is spiking among many other ethnic groups as well.

The report finds hate crimes jumping in many cities to a level not seen in 50 years, with Black, LGBTQ, and Jewish people also among the most targeted.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Jeff Bell and Patti Reising, along with KCBS Radio political analyst and host of this segment Doug Sovern, spoke with Brian Levin, the longtime executive director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino, which conducted this study.