In 2021, there were 733 active hate groups in the United States, down from 1,020 in 2018. The term 'hate groups' includes groups which have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people. Their activities can include criminal acts, rallies, speeches, meetings, leafleting, or publishing.
Number of hate groups in the United States from 1999 to 2021
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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
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SPLC. (February 1, 2022). Number of hate groups in the United States from 1999 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/739551/number-of-hate-groups-in-the-us/
SPLC. "Number of hate groups in the United States from 1999 to 2021." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739551/number-of-hate-groups-in-the-us/
SPLC. (2022). Number of hate groups in the United States from 1999 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739551/number-of-hate-groups-in-the-us/
SPLC. "Number of Hate Groups in The United States from 1999 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/739551/number-of-hate-groups-in-the-us/
SPLC, Number of hate groups in the United States from 1999 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/739551/number-of-hate-groups-in-the-us/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Number of hate groups in the United States from 1999 to 2021 [Graph], SPLC, February 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/739551/number-of-hate-groups-in-the-us/