Bias Incident Reporting

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Criminal Bias or Hate Crimes

If you believe you are a victim of a criminal bias incident or hate crime, contact the Eden Prairie Police Department.

Non-Criminal Bias Incidents or Discrimination

The law states that people cannot be treated differently because of certain personal characteristics with regard to credit, employment, housing, public accommodations and services or education.

To report non-criminal bias incidents or discrimination, contact the Minnesota Department of Human Rights who can advise you on available options for dealing with the situation. There is no charge for these services.

Non-criminal incidents may also be reported to the City’s Human Rights and Diversity Commission Staff Liaison. The Staff Liaison does not investigate bias reports. The role of the Staff Liaison is to provide or coordinate support to victims when appropriate and desired, encourage the involvement of law enforcement in those cases where they have not already been contacted, and seek the prevention of bias incidents and hate crimes with education and collaborative community action.

Bias Incident or Hate Crime Defined

An act of bigotry, harassment or intimidation that is motivated in whole or in part by bias based on an individual’s or group’s actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Both bias incidents and hate crimes consist of conduct that is motivated by bias. However, hate crimes involve a criminal act, such as assault or vandalism. Bias incidents do not necessarily involve criminal conduct.

Source: University of Minnesota Bias Response Referral Network

Reporting Bias Incidents in Eden Prairie

Report Bias Incident To:

Minnesota Department of Human Rights
540 Fairview Ave. N.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
651-539-1100

Paja Xiong
Human Rights and Diversity Commission Staff Liaison
8080 Mitchell Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952-949-8394

The staff liaison’s role is to offer support and provide resources.

Report Crime Motivated by Bias To:

Eden Prairie Police Department
8080 Mitchell Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency Line: 952-949-6200

Response Plan

Law Enforcement Referrals

Per department policy, the Eden Prairie Police Department will notify the HRDC Staff Liaison at the earliest practical point.

If the reporting party has given permission, the Police Department will share the name and contact information of the reporting party with the HRDC Staff Liaison.
If the reporting party does not give permission to have their information shared, the Police Department will provide them with the contact information for the HRDC Staff Liaison for future reference.

The HRDC Staff Liaison will notify the Chair of the HRDC.

If the reporting party has indicated they would like to be contacted, the HRDC Chair and Staff Liaison will arrange for a phone or in-person meeting depending on their preferences.

At the initial contact or meeting, the Chair and Liaison will provide the reporting party with contact information to report the incident to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
The Chair and Liaison will not provide information or updates about the status of any criminal case, but will ensure the reporting party knows how to receive the updates they are interested in.
If desired by the reporting party, the Chair or Liaison may call on community resources including social service agencies, faith communities, community-based resources and victim services to provide additional support, or provide the contact information to the reporting party.

The HRDC does not investigate these incidents. The HRDC Staff Liaison tracks the number of non-criminal incidents reported on an annual basis. Details of the reports are confidential.

Community Referrals

When an incident is reported to the HRDC Staff Liaison by a community member or other source, the Staff Liaison will follow the same procedure as Law Enforcement Referrals with the following exceptions:

When appropriate, the reporting party will be offered the opportunity to report the incident to law enforcement.
The HRDC Chair and Liaison will offer support and contact information for the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, regardless of whether or not they choose to report to law enforcement.

However, if the incident involves the abuse or neglect of a minor or vulnerable adult, the HRDC Chair and Liaison will report the incident to the appropriate investigatory agency.