In 2023, the FBI knew of 5,120 people who perpetrated hate crimes in the United States motivated by race, ethnicity and/or ancestry. A further 1,794 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 2023, by motivation
The term known offender does not imply that the identity of the suspect is known, but only that an attribute of the suspect has been identified, which distinguishes him/her from an unknown offender.
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