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FBI hate crime reports spike to 12-year high in 2020
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Aug 31, 2021 08:33pm |
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| Author | BBC |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | US hate crimes hit a 12-year high in 2020, with over 10,000 people reporting offences related to their race, gender, sexuality, religion or disability.
An annual FBI report released on Monday found the number of reported crimes against Asian and black Americans in particular surged last year.
Reports were up 70% and 40% among both groups, respectively, with black people being the most targeted group overall.
Hate crimes have increased in the US almost ever year since 2014.
There were more than 7,700 criminal incidents reported to the FBI in 2020 - the most since 2008, which saw 7,783 incidents.
As law enforcement groups are not mandated to submit hate crime data to the FBI, the numbers in the annual report is likely an undercount. In addition, local prosecutors may differ in what is charged as a hate crime. |
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