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Utah’s hate crime numbers don’t tell the whole story. Here’s what we know.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Surrounded by supporters, Gov. Gary R. Herbert signs into law a new hate crimes law, along with Senate President Stuart Adams, Sen. Daniel Thatcher, Rep. Lee Perry and Lt Gov. Spencer Cox, at the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The challenge now, said Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, is training law enforcement and prosecutors to recognize hate crimes and add the enhancements allowed by the law when appropriate.