Hate crimes in US reach highest point since 2008, FBI statistics show
Murders motivated by hate also increased by more than 112%.
ByLuke Barr
That incident contributed to a more than 112% increase in hate crime murders between 2018 and 2019, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI as part of its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. There were 51 murders in 2019 and 24 the year before. Anti-Latino hate crime incidents also saw an increase in 2019.
According to the FBI's newly released statistics, hate crimes rose in the United States for four out of the last five years.
In 2018, there were 7,120 hate crimes total, and in 2019, there were 7,314 — a 3% increase. That's the highest it has been since 2008, when there were 7,783 hate crimes across the country.
Like in 2018, more than half of the incidents were race-based, followed by crimes based on religion and crimes based on sexual orientation, according to the FBI. Within the race-based category, nearly 50% were anti-African American incidents, followed by 16% anti-white incidents and 14% anti-Latino/Hispanic incidents. Crimes based on gender identity also increased, from 157 anti-transgender bias incidents to 173.
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