In 2021, 8,005 people fell victim to hate crimes in the United States for which the motivation was race, ethnicity, and/or ancestry. In total, there were 12,822 hate crime victims across the country in that year.
Number of victims of hate crime in the United States in 2021, by motivation
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- Premium Statistic Number of hate crime incidents U.S. 2021, by bias motivation
- Premium Statistic Number of known hate crime offenders U.S. 2021, by motivation
- Premium Statistic Number of hate crime victims U.S. 2021, by bias motivation
- Premium Statistic Most common types of hate crimes on persons U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of targets of hate crimes on property U.S. 2021, by crime type
Race-based hate crime
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- Premium Statistic Races/ethnicities most commonly targeted U.S. 2021, by hate crimes
- Premium Statistic Number of victims of racially motivated hate crime U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-Black/African American hate crimes U.S. 2021, by crime
- Premium Statistic Most common locations of racially motivated hate crimes U.S. 2021
Religion-based hate crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of religious hate crimes U.S. 2022, by religion
- Premium Statistic Number of victims of religiously motivated hate crime U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-Jewish hate crimes U.S. 2022, by crime
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-Islamic hate crimes U.S. 2021, by crime
- Premium Statistic Most common locations of anti-religion motivated hate crimes U.S. 2021
Gender or LGBTQ-based hate crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of cases of LGBTQ+ related hate crimes U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of victims of LGBTQ+ based hate crimes U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-homosexuality hate crimes U.S. 2021, by crime
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-transgender hate crimes U.S. 2021, by crime
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- Premium Statistic Most common locations of anti-LGBTQ+ motivated hate crimes U.S. 2021
Extremism
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- Premium Statistic Share of domestic extremist-related killings, by perpetrator affiliation U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of domestic extremist-related killings U.S. 2011-2022, by affiliation
- Premium Statistic Share of right wing extremist-related killings U.S. 2013-2022, by affiliation
- Basic Statistic Share of Americans who feel white nationalism is a threat to the U.S. 2020
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- Number of victims from hate crimes on persons U.S. 2021, by crime type
- Most common targets of hate crime offenses U.S. 2021
- Breakdown of hate crime offenses U.S. 2021, by state
- Number of hate crimes on property U.S. 2021, by crime
- Number of juvenile victims of religiously motivated hate crimes U.S. 2021
- Number of known anti-religion hate crime offenders U.S. 2022, by motivation
- England and Wales (UK): Emotional impact of hate crime incident 2011-2013
- Number of known race-based hate crime offenders U.S. 2021, by motivation
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- Opinions on where to report discrimination cases in Italy 2019
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- Share of young people who believe discrimination increased in the U.S., by group 2017
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FBI. (March 13, 2023). Number of victims of hate crime in the United States in 2021, by motivation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737648/number-of-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-motivation/
FBI. "Number of victims of hate crime in the United States in 2021, by motivation." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737648/number-of-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-motivation/
FBI. (2023). Number of victims of hate crime in the United States in 2021, by motivation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737648/number-of-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-motivation/
FBI. "Number of Victims of Hate Crime in The United States in 2021, by Motivation." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737648/number-of-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-motivation/
FBI, Number of victims of hate crime in the United States in 2021, by motivation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737648/number-of-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-motivation/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Number of victims of hate crime in the United States in 2021, by motivation [Graph], FBI, March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/737648/number-of-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-motivation/