Sharp rise in U.S. hate crimes

Reported hate crimes in the U.S. rose by 17% in 2017, the third straight year that such incidents increased. The surge especially affected black and Jewish Americans, according to FBI data
 
HATE CRIMES 2000-2017

10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0        2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17


2001: 9,730. Hate crimes peak following 9/11

2017: 7,175 hate crimes reported, compared with 6,121 in 2016


TYPE OF HATE CRIME, 2017 
Victims
Hispanic 427 
White 741
African Americans 2,013 – 16% increase over previous year
Jewish Americans 938 – rise of 37% over 2016
Muslim Americans 273 – 11% decline
Gay 679


Race, ethnicity, ancestry 4,131 
Religion 1,564
Sexual orientation 1,130 
Gender identity 119 
Disability 116
Gender 46
Multiple-bias incidents 69
Total 7,175
      
   
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