Hate Crimes In US Reach Highest Level In More Than A Decade

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AP News, Nov. 15, 2020, by Michael Balsamo.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since the FBI began collecting that data in the early 1990s, according to an FBI report released Monday.

There were 51 hate crime murders in 2019, which includes 22 people who were killed in a shooting that targeted Mexicans at a Walmart in the border city of El Paso, Texas, the report said. The suspect in that August 2019 shooting, which left two dozen other people injured, was charged with both state and federal crimes in what authorities said was an attempt to scare Hispanics into leaving the United States.

There were 7,314 hate crimes last year, up from 7,120 the year before — and approaching the 7,783 of 2008. The FBI’s annual report defines hate crimes as those motivated by bias based on a person’s race, religion or sexual orientation, among other categories. Some of the 2019 increases may be the result of better reporting by police departments, but law enforcement officials and advocacy groups don’t doubt that hate crimes are on the rise. The Justice Department has for years been specifically prioritizing hate crime prosecutions.

The data also shows there was a nearly 7% increase in religion-based hate crimes, with 953 reports of crimes targeting Jews and Jewish institutions last year, up from 835 the year before. The FBI said the number of hate crimes against African Americans dropped slightly to 1,930, from 1,943. Anti-Hispanic hate crimes, however, rose to 527 in 2019, from 485 in 2018. And the total number of hate crimes based on a person’s sexual orientation stayed relatively stable, with one fewer crime reported last year, compared with the year before, though there were 20 more hate crimes against gay men reported.

As the data was made public on Monday, advocacy groups, including the Anti-Defamation League, called on Congress and law enforcement agencies across the U.S. to improve data collection and reporting of hate crimes...

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Oct. 10, 2019, El Paso Walmart shooting suspect Patrick Crusius pleads not guilty during his arraignment in El Paso, TX. Hate crimes across the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since the FBI began collecting hate crime data in the early 1990s. An FBI report released Monday showed there were 51 hate crime murders in 2019. That includes 22 people who were killed in a shooting that targeted Mexicans at a Walmart in the border city of El Paso, TX in Aug. 2019.

[Blue Owl]

1. Thanks Donald

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Black folks, Jews, and gay men are the top three primary targets.

Sound familiar? It should given these are the groups traditionally attacked and demonized by supremacists.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Four years of stats

2016 -- There were 6,063 single-bias incidents that involved 7,227 offenses, 7,509 victims, and 5,727 known offenders.
2017 -- There were 7,106 single-bias incidents that involved 8,126 offenses, 8,493 victims, and 6,307 known offenders
2018 -- There were 7,036 single-bias incidents that involved 8,327 offenses, 8,646 victims, and 6,188 known offenders.
2019 -- There were 7,103 single-bias incidents that involved 8,302 offenses, 8,552 victims, and 6,268 known offenders.

2016 -- The 58 multiple-bias incidents reported involved 94 offenses, 106 victims, and 43 known offenders.
2017 -- The 69 multiple-bias incidents reported involved 311 offenses, 335 victims, and 63 known offenders.
2018 -- The 84 multiple-bias incidents reported involved 169 offenses, 173 victims, and 78 known offenders.
2019 -- The 211 multiple-bias incidents reported involved 257 offenses, 260 victims, and 138known offenders.

Single-bias incidents

2016 - 57.5 percent were motivated by a race/ethnicity/ancestry bias.
2017 - 58.1 percent were motivated by a race/ethnicity/ancestry bias.
2018 - 57.5 percent were motivated by a race/ethnicity/ancestry bias.
2019 - 57.6 percent were motivated by a race/ethnicity/ancestry bias.

2016 - 21.0 percent were prompted by religious bias.
2017 - 22.0 percent were prompted by religious bias.
2018 - 20.2 percent were prompted by religious bias.
2019 - 21.1 percent were prompted by religious bias.

2016 - 17.7 percent resulted from sexual-orientation bias.
2017 - 15.9 percent resulted from sexual-orientation bias.
2018 - 17.0 percent resulted from sexual-orientation bias.
2019 - 16.7 percent resulted from sexual-orientation bias.

2016 - 2.0 percent were motivated by gender-identity bias.
2017 - 1.7 percent were motivated by gender-identity bias.
2018 - 2.4 percent were motivated by gender-identity bias.
2019 - 2.7 percent were motivated by gender-identity bias.

2016 - 1.2 percent were prompted by disability bias.
2017 - 1.6 percent were prompted by disability bias.
2018 - 2.3 percent were prompted by disability bias.
2019 - 2.0 percent were prompted by disability bias.

2016 - 0.5 percent (31 incidents) were motivated by a gender bias.
2017 - 0.6 percent (46 incidents) were motivated by gender bias.
2018 - 0.7 percent (47 incidents) were motivated by gender bias.
2019 - 0.9 percent (47 incidents) were motivated by gender bias.

TOP THREE CATEGORIES WITH VICTIMS ABOVE 10% OF TOTAL

2016 - 4,229 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by race/ethnicity/ancestry. Of these offenses:
50.2 percent were motivated by anti-Black or African American bias.
20.7 percent stemmed from anti-White bias.
10.6 percent were classified as anti-Hispanic or Latino bias.
2017 - 4,832 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by race/ethnicity/ancestry. Of these offenses:
48.8 percent were motivated by anti-Black or African American bias.
17.5 percent stemmed from anti-White bias.
10.9 percent were classified as anti-Hispanic or Latino bias.
2018 - 4,954 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by race/ethnicity/ancestry. Of these offenses:
46.9 percent were motivated by anti-Black or African American bias.
20.2 percent stemmed from anti-White bias.
13.0 percent were classified as anti-Hispanic or Latino bias.
2019 - 4,930 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by race/ethnicity/ancestry. Of these offenses:
48.5 percent were motivated by anti-Black or African American bias.
15.7 percent stemmed from anti-White bias.
14.1 percent were classified as anti-Hispanic or Latino bias.

2016 - 1,538 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by religion. Of these offenses:
54.2 percent were anti-Jewish.
24.8 percent were anti-Islamic (Muslim).
2017 - 1,679 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by religion. Of these offenses:
58.1 percent were anti-Jewish.
18.7 percent were anti-Islamic (Muslim).
2018 - 1,550 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by religion. Of these offenses:
57.8 percent were anti-Jewish.
14.5 percent were anti-Islamic (Muslim).
2019 - 1,715 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by religion. Of these offenses:
60.2 percent were anti-Jewish.
13.2 percent were anti-Islamic (Muslim).

2016 - 1,218 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by sexual orientation. Of these offenses:
62.8 percent were classified as anti-gay (male) bias.
21.5 percent were prompted by an anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (mixed group) bias.
11.6 percent were classified as anti-lesbian bias.
2017 - 1,303 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by sexual orientation. Of these offenses:
58.2 percent were classified as anti-gay (male) bias.
24.6 percent were prompted by an anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (mixed group) bias.
12.2 percent were classified as anti-lesbian bias.
2018 - 1,404 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by sexual orientation. Of these offenses:
59.8 percent were classified as anti-gay (male) bias.
25.1 percent were prompted by an anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (mixed group) bias.
12.2 percent were classified as anti-lesbian bias.
2019 - 1,429 single-bias hate crime offenses were motivated by sexual orientation. Of these offenses:
61.8 percent were classified as anti-gay (male) bias.
25.0 percent were prompted by an anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (mixed group) bias.
10.0 percent were classified as anti-lesbian bias.

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Hate crimes against African-Americans, Jews, and gay men all rose this past year!