San Diego received a perfect score in the latest LGBT equality index put out by the Human Rights Campaign.
The national organization considered each city’s non-discrimination laws, recognition of same-sex relationships, law enforcement’s treatment of hate crimes and the LGBT community’s relationship with the city.
Our city was among 38 of the 353 cities ranked that achieved a perfect score, according to the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index.
The report showed that major metropolitan cities outranked smaller cities in California. San Francisco and Los Angeles also received a perfect score, though cities such as Sacramento and Riverside, were graded at scores 87 and 75, respectively.
Elsewhere in San Diego County, Chula Vista received a score of 61, Escondido scored a 60 and Oceanside achieved a score of 57.
The average score was 59 points.
