While the numbers tell a story of widespread bias, the FBI's 2022 data reveals a stark and persistent target: with 3,424 incidents, anti-Black hatred remains the single largest driver of reported hate crimes in America.
Key Takeaways
- In 2022, the FBI reported 3,424 hate crime incidents motivated by anti-Black or African American bias out of 11,634 total incidents
- In 2021, there were 2,871 anti-Black hate crime incidents according to FBI data, representing 31.1% of racial bias incidents
- Anti-White bias motivated 1,300 hate crime incidents in 2022 per FBI Uniform Crime Report
- In 2023, ADL recorded 8,873 antisemitic incidents, a 140% increase from 2022's 3,697
- FBI 2022: 1,122 anti-Jewish hate crime incidents
- CAIR 2023 report: 8,061 anti-Muslim complaints, up 56% from prior year
- FBI 2022: 1,947 anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime incidents
- HRC/FBI 2022: 380 anti-transgender incidents, up 35% from 2021
- 2021 FBI: 1,355 anti-male homosexual bias offenses
- FBI 2022: 11,634 total hate crime incidents involving 13,347 offenses
- BJS 2015-2019: 80% of hate crime victims were male
- FBI 2022: 52.5% of hate crime victims aged 20-39
- FBI hate crimes rose 7% from 2021 to 11,634 in 2022
- DOJ BJS: Hate crime victimization rate doubled from 0.6 to 1.2 per 1,000 from 2016-2021
- FBI: Hate crimes up 49% in 2020 to 10,840 amid COVID
Hate crime statistics show rising incidents across racial, religious, and LGBTQ+ groups.
National and International Trends
- FBI hate crimes rose 7% from 2021 to 11,634 in 2022
- DOJ BJS: Hate crime victimization rate doubled from 0.6 to 1.2 per 1,000 from 2016-2021
- FBI: Hate crimes up 49% in 2020 to 10,840 amid COVID
- SPLC 2023: 1,430 hate groups active, down slightly from 1,517 in 2022
- FBI 2021: 10,840 incidents, 11% increase from 2019
- EU FRA 2022: 6,320 anti-Black racism reports in EU
- FBI long-term: Incidents tripled from 6,851 in 2001 to 11,634 in 2022
- UK Home Office: Hate crimes up 25% to 155,841 in year to March 2023
- FBI 2019: 7,314 incidents, down from 2018 peak
- Canada StatsCan 2022: 3,300 hate crimes, up 32% from 2021
- FBI: Intimidation most common offense, 41.9% of 2022 crimes
- OSCE 2022: 8,873 antisemitic crimes across 60 countries
- Australia 2022: 2,838 hate incidents, up 13%
- FBI 2018: 7,120 incidents, steady post-2017 rise
- BJS NCVS: Unreported hate crimes 60% higher than police data suggests
- Germany 2022: 21,607 politically motivated crimes, 3,027 antisemitic
- FBI 2022: Simple assault 29.3% of offenses
- Sweden BRA 2022: 5,244 hate crimes, up 10%
- FBI: Reporting agencies increased 20% to 18,853 in 2022
- France CNCDH 2022: 1,912 antisemitic acts, up 344%
- 1992-2022 FBI trend: Peaks in 2017 (7,175), 2020 (10,840), 2022 (11,634)
- Netherlands 2022: 7,818 discrimination reports
- FBI 2022: Vandalism/destruction 30.7% of offenses
National and International Trends Interpretation
The statistics paint a grim portrait of modern society, where the alarming rise in reported hate crimes suggests we are perfecting the art of hating each other more efficiently, even as the number of groups formally organized to do so slightly declines.
Racial/Ethnic Bias
- In 2022, the FBI reported 3,424 hate crime incidents motivated by anti-Black or African American bias out of 11,634 total incidents
- In 2021, there were 2,871 anti-Black hate crime incidents according to FBI data, representing 31.1% of racial bias incidents
- Anti-White bias motivated 1,300 hate crime incidents in 2022 per FBI Uniform Crime Report
- In 2020, FBI recorded 2,439 anti-Black hate crimes amid a 49% national increase in hate crimes
- Anti-Hispanic or Latino bias incidents numbered 517 in 2022 FBI statistics
- BJS NCVS 2017-2021 data shows 66% of hate crime victims perceived anti-Black bias
- In 2019, 1,965 anti-Black bias offenses were reported to FBI
- Anti-Asian bias hate crimes surged to 746 incidents in 2021 per FBI, up from 158 in 2020
- 2022 FBI data: 312 anti-Arab bias incidents
- California DOJ 2022: 1,399 anti-Black hate crimes, highest state total
- New York NYPD 2022: 512 anti-Black hate crimes reported
- Anti-Native American bias: 92 incidents in 2022 FBI
- 2018 FBI: 1,727 anti-Black incidents
- Anti-Multiple Races bias: 307 incidents in 2022
- Texas DPS 2022: 407 anti-Black hate crimes
- Anti-Sikh bias: 63 incidents in 2022 FBI
- Florida FDLE 2022: 295 anti-Black incidents
- 2022 FBI: Anti-White offenses totaled 1,815
- Illinois 2022: 512 anti-Black hate crimes per ILETS
- Anti-Other Race bias: 215 incidents 2022 FBI
- Pennsylvania 2022: 328 anti-Black incidents
- 2017 FBI: 2,013 anti-Black bias crimes
- Michigan 2022: 234 anti-Black hate crimes
- Anti-Hispanic offenses: 735 in 2022 FBI
- Georgia 2022: 189 anti-Black incidents
- 2022 FBI anti-Asian incidents: 1,132 offenses
- Ohio 2022: 267 anti-Black hate crimes
- Anti-Native Hawaiian bias: 12 incidents 2022 FBI
- New Jersey 2022: 456 anti-Black incidents
- 2022 FBI total racial bias incidents: 6,570
Racial/Ethnic Bias Interpretation
While the data presents a spectrum of racial animus, the persistent and disproportionate targeting of Black individuals forms the stark, ugly spine of American hate crime statistics, a pattern so consistent it mocks the very idea of random or isolated prejudice.
Religious Bias
- In 2023, ADL recorded 8,873 antisemitic incidents, a 140% increase from 2022's 3,697
- FBI 2022: 1,122 anti-Jewish hate crime incidents
- CAIR 2023 report: 8,061 anti-Muslim complaints, up 56% from prior year
- 2022 FBI anti-Sikh incidents: 158
- ADL 2022: 3,697 antisemitic incidents nationwide
- FBI 2021: 1,504 anti-Jewish incidents, highest single bias category
- 2023 CAIR: Anti-Muslim bias incidents in schools rose 54% to 2,171
- FBI 2022 anti-Catholic incidents: 78
- UK Home Office year ending March 2023: 3,400 religious hate crimes, 52% anti-Jewish
- FBI 2020 anti-Islamic: 273 incidents
- ADL October 7 aftermath: 10,000+ antisemitic incidents post-Hamas attack by Jan 2024
- FBI 2022 anti-Buddhist: 14 incidents
- CAIR 2022: 6,659 anti-Muslim complaints
- New York 2023: 345 antisemitic hate crimes, per NYPD
- FBI 2019 anti-Jewish: 935 incidents
- Anti-Protestant FBI 2022: 25 incidents
- California 2023: 199 anti-Jewish hate crimes
- FBI 2022 anti-Multiple Religions: 42 incidents
- ADL 2021: 2,717 antisemitic acts
- Anti-Other Religion FBI 2022: 91 incidents
- Illinois 2023: 124 anti-Muslim incidents
- FBI 2018 anti-Jewish: 774
- New Jersey 2023: 389 antisemitic crimes
- Anti-Hindu FBI 2022: 34 incidents
- Texas 2023: 112 anti-Jewish hate crimes
- CAIR NYC 2023: 167 anti-Muslim incidents
- FBI 2022 total religious bias: 2,042 incidents
Religious Bias Interpretation
The sobering math of prejudice shows that while hate's many faces are all counted, its current arithmetic is being written in alarming surges, particularly against Jewish and Muslim communities, demanding a response as serious as the numbers are grim.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bias
- FBI 2022: 1,947 anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime incidents
- HRC/FBI 2022: 380 anti-transgender incidents, up 35% from 2021
- 2021 FBI: 1,355 anti-male homosexual bias offenses
- GLAAD 2023: 94 anti-LGBTQ+ murders in US
- FBI 2022 anti-female homosexual: 243 incidents
- NCAVP 2022: 38 transgender/gender non-conforming people killed
- UK Home Office 2023: 42,946 sexual orientation hate crimes
- FBI 2020 anti-LGBTQ: 1,696 incidents
- California 2022: 618 anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes
- New York 2023: 624 sexual orientation hate crimes per NYPD
- FBI 2022 anti-gay male: 1,617 offenses
- Trevor Project 2023: 41% of LGBTQ youth experienced bias-based harassment
- FBI 2019: 1,304 anti-LGBTQ incidents
- Anti-transgender FBI 2022: 436 incidents
- Illinois 2022: 312 sexual orientation hate crimes
- FBI 2022 anti-bisexual: 12 incidents
- New Jersey 2022: 389 anti-LGBTQ crimes
- FBI 2018: 1,255 anti-LGBTQ incidents
- Texas 2022: 198 sexual orientation hate crimes
- NCAVP 2023: 33 trans/gnc homicides
- FBI 2022 total SOGI bias offenses: 2,881
- Pennsylvania 2022: 156 anti-LGBTQ incidents
- Ohio 2022: 143 sexual orientation crimes
- FBI 2021 anti-transgender: 322 incidents
- Michigan 2022: 112 anti-LGBTQ hate crimes
- Florida 2022: 201 sexual orientation incidents
- Georgia 2022: 89 anti-LGBTQ crimes
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bias Interpretation
These numbers are a chilling ledger of bigotry that proves, depressingly, that while progress is measured in years, hate still keeps its receipts by the hour.
Victim and Offender Demographics
- FBI 2022: 11,634 total hate crime incidents involving 13,347 offenses
- BJS 2015-2019: 80% of hate crime victims were male
- FBI 2022: 52.5% of hate crime victims aged 20-39
- NCVS 2019: Hate crime victims twice as likely to be disabled (11.7% vs 5.8%)
- FBI 2022: 59% of known offenders were White
- BJS 2005-2019: 54% of hate crimes against individuals targeted strangers
- FBI 2021: 6,202 single-offender incidents, 56% male victims
- 2022 FBI: 15.6% of victims under 18 years old
- DOJ 2022: 21% of hate crimes involved multiple offenders, average 2.8 per incident
- FBI 2022: 48% of offenders under 30 years old
- NCVS 2017-2021: 62% of victims identified as White
- FBI 2020: 7,326 single-bias incidents, 53% male victims
- 2022 FBI: 28% of hate crimes occurred at residences
- BJS: Hate crime offenders more likely armed (25% vs 19% general violent crime)
- FBI 2022: 41% of offenders Black
- California 2022: 61% male victims
- FBI 2019: 7,314 incidents, 51.3% White victims
- New York 2022: 65% male hate crime victims
- FBI 2022: 12% of victims 65+
- BJS 2012-2015: 70% of victims knew offender
- FBI 2022: 24% Hispanic or Latino offenders
- UK 2023: 78% male victims in sexual orientation hate crimes
- FBI 2018: 50.1% male victims
- Texas 2022: 55% White offenders
- 2022 FBI: 19% school/college location for incidents
- Illinois 2022: 58% male victims
- FBI 2021 offenders: 21% unknown race
- New Jersey 2022: 62% male victims
- FBI 2022: Average 1.15 victims per incident
Victim and Offender Demographics Interpretation
While this data reveals the expected demographic complexities of hatred, it consistently paints a bleak portrait of its most frequent target: a young man, likely known to his assailant, who faces a violence that is statistically more armed and brazen than other crimes.
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