Ten Year Comparison of FBI Hate Crime Statistics (2007-1997)

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Participating Agencies

13,241

12,620

12,417

12,711

11,909

12,073

11,987

11,690

12,122

10,730

11,211

Total Hate Crime Incidents Reported

7,624

7,722

7,163

7,649

7,489

7,462

9,730

8,063

7,876

7,755

8,049

Number of States, including D.C.

Percentage of U.S. Population Agencies Represented

85.7%

85.2%

82.7%

86.6%

82.8%

85.7%

85.0%

84.2%

85.0%

80.0%

83.0%

Offenders' Reported Motivations in Percentages of Incidents (2007-1997)

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Racial Bias

3,870/50.8

4,000/51.8

3,919/ 54.7

4,402/ 57.5

3,844/ 51.3

3,642/ 48.8

4,367/44.9

4,337/53.8

4,295/54.5

4,321/55.7

4,710/58.5

Anti-Black

2,658/34.9

2,640/34.2

2,630/ 36.7

2,731/35.7

2,548/ 34.0

2,486/33.3

2,899/30

3,884/35.8

2,486/33.3

2,901/37.4

3,120/38.8

Anti-White

749/9.8

890/11.5

828/ 11.6

829/10.8

830/ 11.1

719/9.6

891/9.1

875/10.9

781/9.9

792/10.2

993/12.3

Anti-Asian / Pacific Islander

188/2.5

181/2.3

199/ 2.8

217/2.8

231/3.1

217/2.9

280/2.9

281/3.5

298/3.8

293/3.8

347/4.3

Religious Bias

1,400/18.4

1,462/18.9

1,227/ 17.1

1,374/18.0

1,343/ 17.9

1,426/19.1

1,828/18.8

1,472/18.3

1,411/17.9

1,390/17.9

1,385/17.2

Anti-Semitic

969/12.7

967/12.5

848/ 11.8

954/12.5

927/ 12.4

931/12.5

1,043/10.7

1,109/13.8

1,109/14.1

1,081/13.9

1,087/13.5

Anti-Semitic as Percentage of Religious Bias

Anti-Islamic

115/1.5

156/2.0

128/ 1.8

156/2.0

149/2.0

155/2.1

481/4.9

28/0.35

32/0.40

21/0.27

28/0.35

Ethnicity / National Origin

1,007/13.2

984/12.7

944/ 13.2

972/12.7

1026/ 13.7

1,102/14.8

2,098/21.6

911/11.3

829/10.5

754/9.7

836/10.4

Anti-Hispanic

595/7.8

576/7.5

522/ 7.3

475/6.2

426/5.7

480/6.4

597/6.1

557/6.9

466/5.9

482/6.2

491/6.1

Sexual Orientation

1,265/16.6

1,195/15.5

1,017/ 14.2

1,197/15.6

1,239/ 16.5

1,244/16.7

1,393/14.3

1,299/16.1

1,317/16.7

1,206/16.2

1,102/13.7

Disability

79/1.0

53/ 0.74

57/0.74

33/0.44

45/0.59

35/0.36

36/0.45

19/0.24

25/0.32

12/0.15

Updated October, 2008

Compiled by the Anti-Defamation League's Washington Office from information produced by the FBI

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