Statistics on Hate Crime

This FBI statistic shows the distribution over the different types of hate crime in the U.S. in 2004:

hate crime us

(source)

In 2004, these percentages cover 7.649 incidents involving 9.035 offenses directed at 9.528 victims. Of course, this covers the U.S. only. About 30% of the offenses involved the crime of intimidation, another 30% assaults, and 35% crimes against property (vandalism etc.). Most of the anti-race crimes were anti-black. Most of the anti-religious crimes were anti-Jewish. Most of the crimes based on sexual prejudice where anti-male homosexual. The anti-ethnicity crimes were mostly anti-Hispanic. Most offenders were white. In 2006 the data were very similar.

hate crime us

After 9-11 there was a sudden increase in the number of anti-muslim hate crimes, but this was a very temporary phenomenon:

islamophobia us

(source)

More up-to-date numbers are here.

2008 Hate Crimes Rate by State
(source)

These are the numbers in the U.K.:

Nationally, in 2006-07, police reported 5,619 hate crimes in which someone was injured, 4,350 hate crimes without injury, and 28,485 cases of racially or religiously motivated harassment. There were also 3,565 cases of criminal damage related to hate crimes. The typical hate offender is a young white male (most homophobic offenders are aged 16-20, and most race hate offenders under 30). (source)

Data on the rest of the world are difficult to come by.

5 Responses to Statistics on Hate Crime

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  3. Tyler says:

    I think hate crime arrests in the United States will be on the rise thanks to the legislation that, I think, was passed last year.

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