The Federal Bureau of Investigation, better known as the FBI, reported that in 2022, the top three categories in single-bias incidents were race/ethnicity/ancestry, religion, and sexual orientation. Within those categories, the highest number of reported hate crime incidents were against African-Americans, Jews, and gay men, respectively.
The agency detailed that there were more than 11,000 incidents of single-bias hate crimes involving 13,278 victims and 346 incidents of multiple-bias hate crimes involving 433 victims.
The FBI specified that law enforcement participation increased significantly in 2022, resulting in 14,631 law enforcement agencies, with a population coverage of 91.7 percent, submitting reports of incidents.
These reports involved 11,634 criminal incidents and 13,337 related crimes motivated by bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender identity.
Race and ethnicity presented 6,570 cases; religion, 2044; sexual orientation, 1,947; disability, 171 gender, 95; gender identity, 469 and 347 cases were for other reasons.
Anti-Semitic hate crimes increased 25 percent from 2021 to 2022, accounting for more than half of all reported religion-based hate crimes. Anti-LGBTQI+ hate crimes increased 16 percent, and Muslim and African American Americans continue to be overrepresented among victims.
?The data reminds us that hate never disappears, it is only hidden. “Any crime motivated by hate is a stain on the soul of the United States,” said President Joseph Biden.
?To Americans concerned about violence at home, as a result of the evil acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas in Israel, we see you and we hear you. And I have asked members of my team, including Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas and Attorney General Garland, to prioritize preventing and disrupting any emerging threats that could harm Jewish, Muslim, Arab-American or any communities. another during this time. "My Administration will continue to fight against anti-Semitism and Islamophobia," he pointed out.
The president noted that data from last year also shows that overall levels of hate crimes remained stable, and that hate crimes against Asian Americans decreased 38 percent after he signed legislation to combat hatred against Asians.
?But there is still much to do to end hate-motivated violence. That means coming together and speaking out against hate and intolerance in all its forms. All Americans deserve to live with dignity, respect and security, he pointed out.
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