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Hate Crimes Against Black People Continues to Top List
While anti-Semitism and Islamophobia have seen spikes since the latest Israel-Palestine war, hate crimes against Black people continue to disproportionately top the list
The most recent hate crime data shown on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Crime Data Explorer shows yet another spike in hate crimes against Black people over every other category — remaining the top hate crime committed. Hate Crime statistics for the nation are calculated based on data from 14,660 out of the 18,888 participating law enforcement agencies in the United States.
“The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program defines hate crime as a committed criminal offense which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias(es) against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity,” reads the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer website.
Over 61% of all hate crimes in 2021 were committed against people because of their race, compared to over 63% in 2020 and over 54% in 2019. After a noticeable dip in 2019, the numbers have risen and remain above all other groups. Hate crimes against religious affiliation came in second at nearly 15% in 2021 compared to a staggering 21% in 2019.
