Racially motivated incidents accounted for more than half of all hate crimes in 2020, according to new statistics released by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday.
Nearly two-thirds, 61.9 percent or 7,754 incidents, of 10,528 reported hate crimes were motivated by a victim’s race, ethnicity, or ancestry. Attacks motivated by sexual orientation, religion or gender identity followed .
The most commonly reported hate crime against an individual’s race was intimidation, followed by simple assault and aggravated assault.
Recent data from April showed the number of transgender Americans killed in hate crimes had doubled from 2020 figures.
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The majority of hate crimes motivated by race were against Black Americans, with 2,755 reported anti-Black or African American attacks – more than twice as many as the number of reported anti-white crimes. Anti-Semitic attacks and anti-LGBTQ attacks, specifically against gay men, followed closely behind.
2020 saw historic numbers of hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most of the known offenders of these incidents identified as white. The bulk of hate crimes occurred on residential property, with the next most popular location being along highways, streets, alleys and other public transportation areas.
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