In 2021, there were 176 incidents of hate crimes against transgender people in the United States. The most common form of gender or sexuality related hate crimes were anti-gay (male) hate crimes, with 541 incidents in that year.
Number of gender or sexual orientation related hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by motivation
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Other statistics that may interest you Hate crime in the United States
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- Basic Statistic Number of hate groups in the United States 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of hate groups in the United States 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of hate groups in the United States 2022, 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. 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
- 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. 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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- Public order offence hate crimes in England and Wales, by motivation 2015-2020
- Number of hate crimes on property U.S. 2021, by crime
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- Most common targets of hate crime offenses U.S. 2021
- Breakdown of hate crime offenses U.S. 2021, by state
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FBI. (October 5, 2022). Number of gender or sexual orientation related hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by motivation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737709/number-of-gender-or-sexual-orientation-related-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/
FBI. "Number of gender or sexual orientation related hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by motivation." Chart. October 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737709/number-of-gender-or-sexual-orientation-related-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/
FBI. (2022). Number of gender or sexual orientation related hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by motivation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737709/number-of-gender-or-sexual-orientation-related-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/
FBI. "Number of Gender or Sexual Orientation Related Hate Crime Incidents in The United States in 2021, by Motivation." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737709/number-of-gender-or-sexual-orientation-related-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/
FBI, Number of gender or sexual orientation related hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by motivation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737709/number-of-gender-or-sexual-orientation-related-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Number of gender or sexual orientation related hate crime incidents in the United States in 2021, by motivation [Graph], FBI, October 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/737709/number-of-gender-or-sexual-orientation-related-hate-crimes-in-the-us-by-race/