NYPD changes how it reports hate crimes after a 152% spike. We talked with experts on what it means.

The NYPD is changing its method for tabulating the number of hate crimes occurring in the city. The announcement comes one month after the police department reported a 152-percent spike in hate crimes. But some experts say the new reporting method is less transparent and less accurate.

Frank Pezzella is a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the author of the book “The Measurement of Hate Crimes in America.” Brendan Lantz is the director of the Hate Crime Research and Policy Institute at Florida State University. They both join WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about it.