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I Executive Summary II Findings III Serious Incidents IV Harassment, Threats & Assaults V Vandalism Incidents VI Campus Incidents VII Regional Breakdown VIII Arrests IX Communities Respond X Conclusion XI Note on Evaluating Anti-Semitic Incidents Charts and Graphs Audit Data Charts Listing of Reported 1998 Campus Incidents Related Link(s): ADL Model Hate Crimes Legislation States with Penalty-Enhancement Hate Crimes Laws State Hate Crimes Statutory Provisions ADL Resources

Charts and Graphs Audit Data Chart Total Incidents - by State   > Harrassment Incidents - by State   > Vandalism Incidents - by State Total Incidents - by State State 1998 Total 1997 Total Change Alaska 0 0 0 Alabama 2 1 1 Arkansas 2 2 0 Arizona 26 10 16 California 223 180 43 Colorado 12 14 -2 Connecticut 52 60 -8 D.C. 20 27 -7 Delaware 0 2 -2 Florida 102 114 -12 Georgia 20 23 -3 Hawaii 0 0 0 Idaho 4 4 0 Illinois 36 51 -15 Indiana 6 5 1 Iowa 2 2 0 Kansas 3 0 3 Kentucky 1 5 -4 Louisiana 3 5 -2 Massachusetts 107 99 8 Maryland 69 79 -10 Maine 6 10 -4 Michigan 57 40 17 Minnesota 32 1 31 Mississippi 0 1 -1 Missouri 7 18 -11 Montana 0 0 0 Nebraska 3 3 0 Nevada 10 5 5 New Hampshire 8 4 4 New Jersey 229 197 32 New Mexico 11 11 0 New York 324 380 -56 North Carolina 9 3 6 North Dakota 0 4 -4 Ohio 35 63 -28 Oklahoma 0 1 -1 Oregon 2 5 -3 Pennsylvania 70 62 8 Rhode Island 6 0 6 South Carolina 2 4 -2 South Dakota 1 1 0 Tennessee 0 1 -1 Texas 30 33 -3 Utah 0 2 -2 Vermont 3 0 3 Virginia 38 14 24 Washington 19 19 0 West Virginia 2 1 1 Wisconsin 16 5 11 Wyoming 1 0 1 Other* 0 0 0 Totals 1,611 1,571 40 *U.S. Virgin Islands Total Incidents - by State   > Harrassment Incidents - by State   > Vandalism Incidents - by State Harrassment Incidents - by State State 1998 Total 1997 Total Change Institution Individual Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 1 1 0 0 1 Arkansas 2 2 0 0 2 Arizona 7 6 1 3 4 California 142 124 18 27 115 Colorado 7 10 -3 0 7 Connecticut 29 43 -14 9 20 D.C. 6 18 -12 5 1 Delaware 0 2 2 0 0 Florida 79 88 -9 8 71 Georgia 11 18 -7 3 8 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 4 3 1 0 4 Illinois 28 37 -9 7 21 Indiana 5 4 1 0 5 Iowa 1 0 1 0 1 Kansas 1 0 1 0 1 Kentucky 1 4 -3 0 1 Louisiana 1 3 -2 0 1 Massachusetts 74 57 17 10 64 Maryland 29 26 3 0 29 Maine 2 6 -4 0 2 Michigan 45 33 12 12 33 Minnesota 26 1 25 5 21 Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri 7 15 -8 2 5 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nebraska 2 3 -1 0 2 Nevada 8 3 5 0 8 New Hampshire 5 2 3 0 5 New Jersey 63 64 -1 11 52 New Mexico 6 7 -1 2 4 New York 147 152 -5 46 101 North Carolina 5 3 2 1 4 North Dakota 0 4 -4 0 0 Ohio 30 43 -13 3 27 Oklahoma 0 1 -1 0 0 Oregon 1 3 -2 0 1 Pennsylvania 42 50 -8 12 30 Rhode Island 6 0 6 0 6 South Carolina 0 3 -3 0 0 South Dakota 0 1 -1 0 0 Tennessee 0 1 -1 0 0 Texas 20 29 -9 3 17 Utah 0 2 -2 0 0 Vermont 2 0 2 0 2 Virginia 19 6 13 4 15 Washington 18 15 3 7 11 West Virginia 2 0 2 0 2 Wisconsin 12 5 7 2 10 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0 Other* 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 896 898 -2 182 714 *U.S. Virgin Islands Total Incidents - by State   > Harrassment Incidents - by State   > Vandalism Incidents - by State Vandalism Incidents - by State State 1998 Total 1997 Total Change Institution Individual Pub Pvt Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 1 0 1 0 1 0 Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona 19 4 15 4 6 9 California 81 56 25 11 31 39 Colorado 5 4 1 1 2 2 Connecticut 23 17 6 6 10 7 D.C. 14 9 5 0 11 3 Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 23 26 -3 1 14 8 Georgia 9 5 4 3 5 1 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 0 1 -1 0 0 0 Illinois 8 14 -6 0 6 2 Indiana 1 1 0 0 1 0 Iowa 1 2 -1 1 0 0 Kansas 2 0 2 1 0 1 Kentucky 0 1 -1 0 0 0 Louisiana 2 2 0 0 2 0 Massachusetts 33 42 -9 10 10 13 Maryland 40 53 -13 3 17 20 Maine 4 4 0 2 1 1 Michigan 12 7 5 1 10 1 Minnesota 6 0 6 1 2 3 Mississippi 0 1 -1 0 0 0 Missouri 0 3 -3 0 0 0 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nebraska 1 0 1 0 0 1 Nevada 2 2 0 0 1 1 New Hampshire 3 2 1 1 2 0 New Jersey 166 133 33 20 54 92 New Mexico 5 4 1 3 0 2 New York 177 228 -51 49 60 68 North Carolina 4 0 4 0 3 1 North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 5 20 -15 0 3 2 Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 1 2 -1 0 0 1 Pennsylvania 28 12 16 8 14 6 Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 2 1 1 0 0 2 South Dakota 1 0 1 0 0 1 Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 10 4 6 1 4 5 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 1 0 1 0 1 0 Virginia 19 8 11 1 5 13 Washington 1 4 -3 0 0 1 West Virginia 0 1 -1 0 0 0 Wisconsin 4 0 4 2 0 2 Wyoming 1 0 1 0 1 0 Other* 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 715 673 42 130 277 308 *U.S. Virgin Islands Next: Listing of Reported 1998 Campus Incidents

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