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The compound: state hate crime victim numbers

Translated into Polish is: liczby ofiar państwowych zbrodni nienawisci

Which translates back into: numbers of victims of governmental crimes of hate

So except for the state turning into governmental makes everything a genitive case. I didn't notice the relationship until translating

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I don't think you've translated it properly. The translation sounds as though the state/government is performing the crime; the intention (I hope!) is that the state/government is tallying the numbers.

Isn't that ambiguous in English version?

Yes, it could also be interpreted as a command, such as "state the hate-crime numbers aloud".

"Time flies like an arrow."

- Time is flying. It is doing so in the same way that an arrow flies.

- I command you to measure how long these flies take, and do so the way an arrow would.

- There are certain flies, known as "time flies," who are pleased by an arrow.

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