Anti-Black or African American attacks were the most common form of racist hate crime in the United States in 2021, with 3,277 cases. The next most common form of race-based hate crime were anti-White hate crimes, with 1,107 incidents.
Number of race-based hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by race
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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 juvenile victims of racially motivated hate crimes U.S. 2020
- Opinion on decline racism in the Netherlands 2019, by political party
- Opinion on role society in solving racism in the Netherlands 2019, by political party
- Opinion on prevalence racism in the Netherlands 2019, by political party
- White supremacist extremists in the U.S.: attacks and fatalities, 2000-2016
- White supremacist extremists in the U.S.: weapons used in hate crimes, 2000-2016
- White supremacist extremists in the U.S.: attack victim breakdown, 2000-2016
- Number of known race-based hate crime offenders U.S. 2020, by motivation
- Number of hate crimes on property U.S. 2020, by crime
- Number of registered cases of racism in the Netherlands 2013-2017
- Opinion on transgender people in politics in Italy 2019
- Number of hate crimes in Canada 2021, by type of motivation
- Topics of hate speech in Italy 2018, by context
- Reported hate crimes on the London DLR 2018/19, by bias motivation
- Opinions on how racism is addressed in ads U.S. 2020, by age group
- Hate crimes reported to police in Canada 2019-2020, by province
- Brazil: perceptions on the police as a personal threat 2020, by ethnicity
- Experience of racism on social media in Norway 2017, by frequency
- Brazil: share of men assaulted by police officers 2020, by ethnicity
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FBI. (March 13, 2023). Number of race-based hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737681/number-of-racial-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/
FBI. "Number of race-based hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by race." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737681/number-of-racial-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/
FBI. (2023). Number of race-based hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737681/number-of-racial-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/
FBI. "Number of Race-based Hate Crime Incidents in The United States in 2021, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737681/number-of-racial-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/
FBI, Number of race-based hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737681/number-of-racial-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Number of race-based hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by race [Graph], FBI, March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/737681/number-of-racial-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/