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Hate Statistics

Online radicalization is fueling offline extremism, with the FBI reporting 66% of domestic extremism tied to the internet in its 2022 assessments, while neo Nazi groups surged 28% as SPLC tracked 733 hate groups active in the US in 2022. This page pairs those shifts with who is targeted and by whom, including 61% of hate crimes against Black Americans involving White perpetrators and LGBTQ youth facing 4x higher hate victimization, so you can see patterns that standard headlines miss.
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Hate Statistics
Helena KowalczykWritten by Helena Kowalczyk·Edited by Leah Kessler·Fact-checked by Astrid Bergmann
Last verified Jun 18, 2026
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FBI assessments link 66 percent of domestic extremism to online radicalization. The agency recorded 11,634 hate crime incidents. These figures show how bias persists offline while expanding rapidly through digital channels.

Key Takeaways

  • FBI: 66% of domestic extremism linked to online radicalization in 2022 assessments
  • SPLC tracked 733 hate groups active in US 2022, down 3% but neo-Nazi up 28%
  • 52% of US antisemitic incidents targeted Jews visibly identifiable, ADL 2022 Audit
  • The EU's Fundamental Rights Agency reported 4,116 antisemitic incidents across 14 member states in 2022, a 33% increase from 2021
  • Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) recorded 21,223 politically motivated crimes in 2022, with 1,016 antisemitic incidents
  • In the UK, Home Office data showed 155,841 hate crimes in 2022/23, up 5% from prior year
  • ADL's Online Hate Index scored Gab.com at 8.35/10 for antisemitism in 2023 study, highest among platforms
  • Twitter (pre-X) had 2.4 million antisemitic tweets in 2022 per ADL
  • Facebook hosted 12 million hate speech posts in Q4 2022 alone, Meta transparency report
  • SPLC: Hate groups declined 10% 2021-2022 but online presence up 300%
  • ADL Audit: US antisemitic incidents up 140% Oct-Dec 2023 vs 2022 baseline, continuing 36% 2022 rise
  • FBI hate crimes rose 12% 2019-2022 post-pandemic surge
  • In 2022, the FBI recorded 11,634 hate crime incidents in the United States, marking a 7% increase from 2021
  • Anti-Black bias accounted for 3,424 hate crime offenses in 2022 according to FBI data, representing 31.1% of all race/ethnicity/ancestry motivated incidents
  • There were 1,124 anti-Jewish hate crime offenses reported to the FBI in 2022, the highest among religious bias categories

Online radicalization drives rising hate, with 66% of domestic extremism tied to it and global antisemitism surging.

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Demographic Breakdowns23 stats

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FBI: 66% of domestic extremism linked to online radicalization in 2022 assessments
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SPLC tracked 733 hate groups active in US 2022, down 3% but neo-Nazi up 28%
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52% of US antisemitic incidents targeted Jews visibly identifiable, ADL 2022 Audit
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61% of hate crimes against Black Americans involved White perpetrators, FBI 2022
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LGBTQ+ youth face 4x higher hate victimization rates, GLSEN 2021-22 survey
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78% of transgender people experienced discrimination/harassment, NCTE 2022
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Muslim Americans reported 9,851 bias incidents 2014-2022 cumulative, CAIR
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45% of Asian Americans faced hate post-COVID onset 2020-2022, Pew
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Native Americans experience hate crimes at 2.5x national rate, DOJ 2022
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Orthodox Jews comprised 63% of religious hate victims despite 9% population, NYPD 2022
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32% of Latino hate crimes involved immigration bias, FBI 2022
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White supremacist groups 75% male under 30, SPLC 2022 demographics
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68% of online hate actors aged 18-29, per Global Witness 2022
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Women 84% of gender-based hate victims online, Amnesty 2022
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Black women 2x more likely to face intersectional hate, Brookings 2022
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Elderly Jews 25% of antisemitic assault victims, JCRC 2022
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Disabled individuals 3x hate crime risk, ARC 2022 report
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Rural areas saw 20% higher per capita hate vs urban, Rural Justice Collaborative 2022
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Immigrant communities 55% of xenophobic hate targets in EU, FRA 2022
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Evangelical Christians perpetrators in 12% religious hate cases, FBI 2022
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Gen Z 40% admit prejudiced views, YouGov 2022 poll
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Hate crimes against homeless up 45%, 80% by youth under 25, NCH 2022
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FBI 2022 data shows 52% of offenders known to victims in hate crimes
Interpretation

Demographic Breakdowns Interpretation

While the number of hate groups is slightly shrinking, the poison within them is metastasizing online, finding a violent new generation and a depressingly familiar array of targets.

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Global Hate Incidents25 stats

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The EU's Fundamental Rights Agency reported 4,116 antisemitic incidents across 14 member states in 2022, a 33% increase from 2021
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Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) recorded 21,223 politically motivated crimes in 2022, with 1,016 antisemitic incidents
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In the UK, Home Office data showed 155,841 hate crimes in 2022/23, up 5% from prior year
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France's Interior Ministry reported 1,633 antisemitic acts in 2022, highest since 2004
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Canada's Statistics Canada noted 3,576 hate crimes in 2022, a 32% rise, with 42% race/ethnicity-based
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Australia's Institute of Criminology reported 2,231 hate crimes in 2021-22, up 28%
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In Brazil, the São Paulo State Secretariat recorded 1,248 racial hate crimes in 2022
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India's National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) logged 62,076 hate-related atrocities against Scheduled Castes in 2022
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South Africa's SAPS reported 1,463 hate crimes in 2022/23, mostly racial/xenophobic
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The OSCE's ODIHR recorded over 6,000 antisemitic incidents in 27 countries in 2022
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Italy's Interior Ministry noted 2,931 antisemitic incidents in 2022, doubling from 2021
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Sweden saw 1,299 antisemitic hate crimes in 2022 per BRA, a record high
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In Russia, SOVA Center documented 157 xenophobic crimes resulting in 92 murders from 2010-2022 cumulative
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Netherlands' police recorded 7,871 hate crimes in 2022, up 10%
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Spain's Interior Ministry reported 1,958 hate crimes in 2022, 20% rise
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Japan's National Police Agency noted 1,768 hate speech cases in 2022, mostly anti-Korean
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In Argentina, INADI recorded 12,500 discrimination reports in 2022, 40% hate-based
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Poland's Never Again Association tracked 4,000 antisemitic incidents in 2022
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Austria reported 1,016 antisemitic crimes in 2022 per BMI, up 64%
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Belgium's FPS Justice logged 2,529 hate crimes in 2022
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Denmark's police recorded 1,366 hate crimes in 2022, 15% increase
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Finland saw 1,557 hate crimes in 2022 per Police University College
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Greece reported 165 antisemitic incidents in 2022 via GSLA
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Ireland's CSO noted 424 hate crimes in 2022, up 17%
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Norway's SSB reported 919 hate crimes in 2022
Interpretation

Global Hate Incidents Interpretation

As these sobering statistics across the globe reveal a troubling surge in hate, it seems humanity's ugliest software update—bigotry—is experiencing a widespread and malicious reboot.

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Online Hate Speech26 stats

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ADL's Online Hate Index scored Gab.com at 8.35/10 for antisemitism in 2023 study, highest among platforms
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Twitter (pre-X) had 2.4 million antisemitic tweets in 2022 per ADL
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Facebook hosted 12 million hate speech posts in Q4 2022 alone, Meta transparency report
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YouTube removed 1.5 million videos for hate speech in 2022, Google data
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4chan's /pol/ board generated 25% of tracked extremist content in 2022, per ISD
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TikTok took action on 113.5 million hate speech videos in H2 2022
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Reddit banned 2,000+ hate subreddits since 2015, with 1 million posts in 2022 monitored
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Instagram actioned 10.5 million hate speech pieces in Q1 2023, Meta report
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Telegram channels spread 80% of tracked neo-Nazi propaganda in 2022, per Moonshot
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Discord removed 12,000 servers for hate in 2022
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17% of tweets contained hate speech in 2022 sample, per CCIA study
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Gab saw 91.1% of sampled posts as hateful per Berkeley study 2021-2022
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WhatsApp banned 1.15 crore Indian accounts for hate/bullying in 2022
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8kun (8chan) hosted 70% misogynistic hate content in 2022 crawls, per ADL
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Snapchat actioned 1.2 million hate cases in 2022
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Twitch banned 1 million accounts for hate raids in 2022, Amazon report
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LinkedIn removed 80,000 hate posts in 2022, Microsoft data
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Pinterest deleted 2.8 million hateful pins in 2022
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Stormfront forum had 300 active hate threads daily in 2022 average, SPLC
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Parler posts showed 62% extremist content in 2022 audit
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Rumble hosted 15% conspiracy-hate videos in top feeds 2022, Media Matters
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VKontakte (Russia) had 500,000 hate reports actioned in 2022
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Weibo censored 1.4 million hate posts in China 2022
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35% of Gen Z encountered online hate weekly in 2022 Pew survey
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Anti-Black hate speech on Twitter surged 500% post-George Floyd, 2020-2022 trend, CCDH
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ADL found 3,800% rise in antisemitic posts on X post-Oct 7 2023, but 2022 baseline 17k/month
Interpretation

Online Hate Speech Interpretation

If the internet’s cesspools were graded on a curve, Gab would be the valedictorian of vile, while the rest of the social media landscape is frantically trying to mop up a flood with a paper towel.

More related reading

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US Hate Crimes30 stats

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In 2022, the FBI recorded 11,634 hate crime incidents in the United States, marking a 7% increase from 2021
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Anti-Black bias accounted for 3,424 hate crime offenses in 2022 according to FBI data, representing 31.1% of all race/ethnicity/ancestry motivated incidents
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There were 1,124 anti-Jewish hate crime offenses reported to the FBI in 2022, the highest among religious bias categories
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Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes reached 2,036 incidents in 2022 per FBI statistics, up 9.9% from the previous year
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In California, 2,281 hate crimes were reported in 2022, the highest of any state, comprising 19.6% of national total, FBI data
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New York reported 1,122 hate crime incidents in 2022, second highest nationally, with anti-Jewish incidents at 622
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Intimidation was the most common hate crime offense type in 2022 with 5,157 incidents, 37.2% of total, FBI UCR
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Simple assault hate crimes numbered 4,013 in 2022, accounting for 28.9% of offenses, per FBI
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Anti-Asian hate crimes peaked at 746 incidents in 2021 before dropping to 552 in 2022, FBI reports
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68.2% of hate crime victims in 2022 were individuals, while 20.7% were businesses/institutions, FBI data
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In 2021, 10,840 hate crime incidents occurred, a 10% rise from 2020, setting a record high per FBI
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Anti-White bias incidents totaled 1,035 in 2022, 9.4% of race-based hate crimes, FBI statistics
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Anti-Hispanic/Latino hate crimes reached 517 offenses in 2022, FBI UCR data
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1,308 anti-Sikh incidents were reported from 2019-2022 cumulatively, peaking post-9/11 trends, FBI
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Aggravated assault hate crimes stood at 1,422 in 2022, 10.2% of total offenses, per FBI
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Anti-Muslim hate crimes numbered 158 in 2022, down from 273 in 2021, FBI data
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Destruction/damage/vandalism offenses totaled 3,802 in 2022, 27.4% of hate crimes, FBI UCR
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Florida saw 571 hate crimes in 2022, with Miami-Dade County leading at 122, FBI stats
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Anti-Native American/Alaska Native incidents were 122 in 2022, FBI reports
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2.1% of hate crimes targeted multiple biases in 2022, involving 308 offenses, per FBI
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Anti-Arab bias crimes reached 91 incidents in 2022, FBI data
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Texas reported 888 hate crimes in 2022, third highest state total, FBI UCR
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Anti-Catholic incidents numbered 74 in 2022, part of religious bias category, FBI stats
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15.7% of hate crimes occurred at residences/lodging in 2022, totaling 2,181 incidents, FBI
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Anti-Buddhist hate crimes were 22 in 2022, FBI records
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Illinois had 576 hate crimes in 2022, with Chicago contributing significantly, FBI data
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Anti-Hindu incidents totaled 45 in 2022, up from prior years, per FBI
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Schools/colleges saw 1,090 hate crimes in 2022, 7.9% of total locations, FBI UCR
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Anti-Protestant bias crimes were 32 in 2022, FBI statistics
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20 states reported over 200 hate crimes each in 2022, FBI national overview
Interpretation

US Hate Crimes Interpretation

The FBI's 2022 report paints a sobering picture of a nation where hate is not only prevalent but escalating, with bias against race, religion, and identity systematically terrorizing communities from California to New York.
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