FBI says 64.5 percent of hate crime victims in 2021 were targeted because of their race, ethnicity or ancestry bias
The FBI has released a report showing that hate crimes in the United States went up by 11.6 percent in 2021, with the largest number motivated by bias against Black people, followed by crimes targeting victims for ethnicity, gender and religion.The bureau said 64.5 percent of hate crime victims in 2021 were targeted because of their race, ethnicity or ancestry bias.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has made enforcement against hate crimes a top priority for the Justice Department. "Hate crimes and the devastation they cause communities have no place in this country. The Justice Department is committed to every tool and resource at our disposal to combat bias-motivated violence in all its forms,” Gupta said.The FBI's new analysis marks the first time the bureau has been able to confidently report national hate crime trends since it transitioned to a new data collection system.
The nation's two largest cities - New York and Los Angeles - are now included in the hate crimes analysis reported on Monday, while Chicago was able to provide two quarters' worth of data for the report.
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