Most hate incidents motivated by religious bias targeted Jews, followed by Muslims
Law enforcement officers investigate racist and anti-Semitic graffiti in front of a building that houses the Oklahoma Democratic Party headquarters Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Oklahoma City. Vandals spray-painted derogatory remarks about various racial and ethnic groups outside the building. Swastikas were also spray-painted onto the doors.
A former FBI crime analyst interviewed by the New York Times, James Nolan, commented that “The trends show more violence, more interpersonal violence, and I think that’s probably reliable.” The bias in question can be against “a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.” The FBI is quick to point out that it does not track or prosecute hate itself, and that it is “mindful of protecting freedom of speech and other civil liberties.”According to the newly released FBI data from 2018:hate crime incidents were motivated by race/ethnicity/ancestry bias , and of these, the highest targeted victim group were blacks, followed by Hispanics.
The FBI reported 485 hate crimes against Hispanics in 2018, while crimes against Muslims and Arab-Americans were at their lowest since 2014 at 270. Yet as Robert McCaw, Director of Governmental Affairs for the Council of American-Islamic Relations20.2 percent were motivated by religious bias . Most incidents targeted Jews, followed by Muslims.
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