From 2012 to 2021, 73 percent of right-wing extremist-related killings in the United States were carried out by people associated with white supremacy oriented movements. During this time period, three percent of right-wing extremist-related killings were carried out by perpetrators affiliated with anti-abortion and other right-wing extremism.
Share of right-wing extremist-related killings in the United States from 2012 to 2021, by perpetrator affiliation
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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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ADL. (March 5, 2022). Share of right-wing extremist-related killings in the United States from 2012 to 2021, by perpetrator affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984883/share-right-wing-extremist-related-killings-perpetrator-affiliation-us/
ADL. "Share of right-wing extremist-related killings in the United States from 2012 to 2021, by perpetrator affiliation." Chart. March 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984883/share-right-wing-extremist-related-killings-perpetrator-affiliation-us/
ADL. (2022). Share of right-wing extremist-related killings in the United States from 2012 to 2021, by perpetrator affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984883/share-right-wing-extremist-related-killings-perpetrator-affiliation-us/
ADL. "Share of Right-wing Extremist-related Killings in The United States from 2012 to 2021, by Perpetrator Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984883/share-right-wing-extremist-related-killings-perpetrator-affiliation-us/
ADL, Share of right-wing extremist-related killings in the United States from 2012 to 2021, by perpetrator affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984883/share-right-wing-extremist-related-killings-perpetrator-affiliation-us/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Share of right-wing extremist-related killings in the United States from 2012 to 2021, by perpetrator affiliation [Graph], ADL, March 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984883/share-right-wing-extremist-related-killings-perpetrator-affiliation-us/