In 2021, the FBI knew of 5,924 people who perpetrated hate crimes in the United States motivated by race, ethnicity and/or ancestry. A further 1,671 known hate crime offenders were motivated by the sexual orientation of their victims.
Number of hate crime offenders known by the FBI in the United States in 2021, by motivation
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Statistics on Hate crime in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of hate groups in the United States 1999-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of hate groups in the United States 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of hate groups in the United States 2021, by state
- 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. 2020, by crime
- Premium Statistic Most common locations of racially motivated hate crimes U.S. 2020
Religion-based hate crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of religious hate crimes U.S. 2020, by religion
- Premium Statistic Number of victims of religiously motivated hate crime U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-Jewish hate crimes U.S. 2020, by crime
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-Islamic hate crimes U.S. 2020, by crime
- Premium Statistic Most common locations of anti-religion motivated hate crimes U.S. 2020
Gender or LGBTQ-based hate crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of cases of LGBTQ+ related hate crimes U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of victims of LGBTQ+ based hate crimes U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-homosexuality hate crimes U.S. 2020, by crime
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-transgender hate crimes U.S. 2020, by crime
- Premium Statistic Number of murders of transgender and gender-diverse people U.S. 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Most common locations of anti-LGBTQ+ motivated hate crimes U.S. 2020
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. 2012-2021, by affiliation
- Premium Statistic Share of right wing extremist-related killings U.S. 2012-2021, by affiliation
- Basic Statistic Share of Americans who feel white nationalism is a threat to the U.S. 2020
Further related statistics
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- Number of victims from hate crimes on persons U.S. 2020, by crime type
- Most common targets of hate crime offenses U.S. 2020
- Breakdown of hate crime offenses U.S. 2020, by state
- Number of hate crimes on property U.S. 2020, by crime
- Number of juvenile victims of religiously motivated hate crimes U.S. 2020
- Number of known anti-religion hate crime offenders U.S. 2020, by motivation
- England and Wales (UK): Emotional impact of hate crime incident 2011-2013
- Number of known race-based hate crime offenders U.S. 2020, by motivation
- Opinion on efforts made to fight discrimination in Italy 2019
- Opinions on where to report discrimination cases in Italy 2019
- Opinion on efforts made for integration of Roma people in Italy 2019
- Opinion on the integration of Roma people in Italy 2019
- Online hate speech against Roma and Sinti in Italy 2015, by political adherence
- Reasons for discrimination among young people in Denmark 2018, by origin
- Share of young people who believe discrimination increased in the U.S., by group 2017
- Main categories of identified hateful words on Facebook pages in France 2018
- Laws against discrimination for sexual orientation in employment 2020, by continent
- Mexico: main perpetrators of violence against LGBT+ 2020, by type
- Share of suspects in hate crimes investigated by attorneys by charge U.S. 2005-2019
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- Number of victims from hate crimes on persons U.S. 2020, by crime type
- Most common targets of hate crime offenses U.S. 2020
- Breakdown of hate crime offenses U.S. 2020, by state
- Number of hate crimes on property U.S. 2020, by crime
- Number of juvenile victims of religiously motivated hate crimes U.S. 2020
- Number of known anti-religion hate crime offenders U.S. 2020, by motivation
- England and Wales (UK): Emotional impact of hate crime incident 2011-2013
- Number of known race-based hate crime offenders U.S. 2020, by motivation
- Opinion on efforts made to fight discrimination in Italy 2019
- Opinions on where to report discrimination cases in Italy 2019
- Opinion on efforts made for integration of Roma people in Italy 2019
- Opinion on the integration of Roma people in Italy 2019
- Online hate speech against Roma and Sinti in Italy 2015, by political adherence
- Reasons for discrimination among young people in Denmark 2018, by origin
- Share of young people who believe discrimination increased in the U.S., by group 2017
- Main categories of identified hateful words on Facebook pages in France 2018
- Laws against discrimination for sexual orientation in employment 2020, by continent
- Mexico: main perpetrators of violence against LGBT+ 2020, by type
- Share of suspects in hate crimes investigated by attorneys by charge U.S. 2005-2019
FBI. (March 13, 2023). Number of hate crime offenders known by the FBI in the United States in 2021, by motivation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737652/number-of-hate-crime-offenders-in-the-us-by-motivation/
FBI. "Number of hate crime offenders known by the FBI in the United States in 2021, by motivation." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737652/number-of-hate-crime-offenders-in-the-us-by-motivation/
FBI. (2023). Number of hate crime offenders known by the FBI in the United States in 2021, by motivation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737652/number-of-hate-crime-offenders-in-the-us-by-motivation/
FBI. "Number of Hate Crime Offenders Known by The Fbi in The United States in 2021, by Motivation." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737652/number-of-hate-crime-offenders-in-the-us-by-motivation/
FBI, Number of hate crime offenders known by the FBI in the United States in 2021, by motivation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737652/number-of-hate-crime-offenders-in-the-us-by-motivation/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Number of hate crime offenders known by the FBI in the United States in 2021, by motivation [Graph], FBI, March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/737652/number-of-hate-crime-offenders-in-the-us-by-motivation/