Online hatred keeps mutating faster than reporting can keep up. In 2022, the FBI recorded 11,634 hate crime incidents in the United States, up 7% from 2021, while 66% of domestic extremism assessed as linked to radicalization traced back to online pathways. By the end, you will see how different groups experience hate, how perpetrators are changing, and why the same platform can amplify both bias and fear at once.
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 Breakdowns
1FBI: 66% of domestic extremism linked to online radicalization in 2022 assessments
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2SPLC tracked 733 hate groups active in US 2022, down 3% but neo-Nazi up 28%
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352% of US antisemitic incidents targeted Jews visibly identifiable, ADL 2022 Audit
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461% of hate crimes against Black Americans involved White perpetrators, FBI 2022
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5LGBTQ+ youth face 4x higher hate victimization rates, GLSEN 2021-22 survey
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678% of transgender people experienced discrimination/harassment, NCTE 2022
Directional
7Muslim Americans reported 9,851 bias incidents 2014-2022 cumulative, CAIR
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845% of Asian Americans faced hate post-COVID onset 2020-2022, Pew
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9Native Americans experience hate crimes at 2.5x national rate, DOJ 2022
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10Orthodox Jews comprised 63% of religious hate victims despite 9% population, NYPD 2022
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1132% of Latino hate crimes involved immigration bias, FBI 2022
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12White supremacist groups 75% male under 30, SPLC 2022 demographics
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1368% of online hate actors aged 18-29, per Global Witness 2022
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14Women 84% of gender-based hate victims online, Amnesty 2022
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15Black women 2x more likely to face intersectional hate, Brookings 2022
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16Elderly Jews 25% of antisemitic assault victims, JCRC 2022
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17Disabled individuals 3x hate crime risk, ARC 2022 report
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18Rural areas saw 20% higher per capita hate vs urban, Rural Justice Collaborative 2022
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19Immigrant communities 55% of xenophobic hate targets in EU, FRA 2022
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20Evangelical Christians perpetrators in 12% religious hate cases, FBI 2022
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21Gen Z 40% admit prejudiced views, YouGov 2022 poll
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22Hate crimes against homeless up 45%, 80% by youth under 25, NCH 2022
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23FBI 2022 data shows 52% of offenders known to victims in hate crimes
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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 Incidents
1The 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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2Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) recorded 21,223 politically motivated crimes in 2022, with 1,016 antisemitic incidents
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3In the UK, Home Office data showed 155,841 hate crimes in 2022/23, up 5% from prior year
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4France's Interior Ministry reported 1,633 antisemitic acts in 2022, highest since 2004
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5Canada's Statistics Canada noted 3,576 hate crimes in 2022, a 32% rise, with 42% race/ethnicity-based
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6Australia's Institute of Criminology reported 2,231 hate crimes in 2021-22, up 28%
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7In Brazil, the São Paulo State Secretariat recorded 1,248 racial hate crimes in 2022
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8India's National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) logged 62,076 hate-related atrocities against Scheduled Castes in 2022
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9South Africa's SAPS reported 1,463 hate crimes in 2022/23, mostly racial/xenophobic
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10The OSCE's ODIHR recorded over 6,000 antisemitic incidents in 27 countries in 2022
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11Italy's Interior Ministry noted 2,931 antisemitic incidents in 2022, doubling from 2021
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12Sweden saw 1,299 antisemitic hate crimes in 2022 per BRA, a record high
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13In Russia, SOVA Center documented 157 xenophobic crimes resulting in 92 murders from 2010-2022 cumulative
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14Netherlands' police recorded 7,871 hate crimes in 2022, up 10%
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15Spain's Interior Ministry reported 1,958 hate crimes in 2022, 20% rise
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16Japan's National Police Agency noted 1,768 hate speech cases in 2022, mostly anti-Korean
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17In Argentina, INADI recorded 12,500 discrimination reports in 2022, 40% hate-based
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18Poland's Never Again Association tracked 4,000 antisemitic incidents in 2022
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19Austria reported 1,016 antisemitic crimes in 2022 per BMI, up 64%
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20Belgium's FPS Justice logged 2,529 hate crimes in 2022
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21Denmark's police recorded 1,366 hate crimes in 2022, 15% increase
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22Finland saw 1,557 hate crimes in 2022 per Police University College
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23Greece reported 165 antisemitic incidents in 2022 via GSLA
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24Ireland's CSO noted 424 hate crimes in 2022, up 17%
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25Norway's SSB reported 919 hate crimes in 2022
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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 Speech
1ADL's Online Hate Index scored Gab.com at 8.35/10 for antisemitism in 2023 study, highest among platforms
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2Twitter (pre-X) had 2.4 million antisemitic tweets in 2022 per ADL
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3Facebook hosted 12 million hate speech posts in Q4 2022 alone, Meta transparency report
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4YouTube removed 1.5 million videos for hate speech in 2022, Google data
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54chan's /pol/ board generated 25% of tracked extremist content in 2022, per ISD
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6TikTok took action on 113.5 million hate speech videos in H2 2022
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7Reddit banned 2,000+ hate subreddits since 2015, with 1 million posts in 2022 monitored
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8Instagram actioned 10.5 million hate speech pieces in Q1 2023, Meta report
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9Telegram channels spread 80% of tracked neo-Nazi propaganda in 2022, per Moonshot
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10Discord removed 12,000 servers for hate in 2022
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1117% of tweets contained hate speech in 2022 sample, per CCIA study
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12Gab saw 91.1% of sampled posts as hateful per Berkeley study 2021-2022
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13WhatsApp banned 1.15 crore Indian accounts for hate/bullying in 2022
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148kun (8chan) hosted 70% misogynistic hate content in 2022 crawls, per ADL
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15Snapchat actioned 1.2 million hate cases in 2022
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16Twitch banned 1 million accounts for hate raids in 2022, Amazon report
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17LinkedIn removed 80,000 hate posts in 2022, Microsoft data
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18Pinterest deleted 2.8 million hateful pins in 2022
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19Stormfront forum had 300 active hate threads daily in 2022 average, SPLC
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20Parler posts showed 62% extremist content in 2022 audit
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21Rumble hosted 15% conspiracy-hate videos in top feeds 2022, Media Matters
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22VKontakte (Russia) had 500,000 hate reports actioned in 2022
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23Weibo censored 1.4 million hate posts in China 2022
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2435% of Gen Z encountered online hate weekly in 2022 Pew survey
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25Anti-Black hate speech on Twitter surged 500% post-George Floyd, 2020-2022 trend, CCDH
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26ADL found 3,800% rise in antisemitic posts on X post-Oct 7 2023, but 2022 baseline 17k/month
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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.
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Trends Over Time
1SPLC: Hate groups declined 10% 2021-2022 but online presence up 300%
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2ADL Audit: US antisemitic incidents up 140% Oct-Dec 2023 vs 2022 baseline, continuing 36% 2022 rise
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3FBI hate crimes rose 12% 2019-2022 post-pandemic surge
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4Global antisemitism up 235% post-Oct 7 2023, but 2022 saw 20% yearly increase, Tel Aviv Univ
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5Online hate speech grew 30% YoY 2021-2022, per UNESCO
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6US hate crimes peaked 2001 post-9/11 at 9,730, similar to 2022 levels, FBI historical
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7Anti-LGBTQ+ crimes up 25% 2016-2022, Williams Inst UCLA
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8Islamophobia incidents down 20% 2021-2022 but online up 50%, CAIR
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9Anti-Asian hate peaked Apr 2021 at 3,800/mo then declined 60% by 2022, CSIS
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10White supremacist propaganda up 1100% 2017-2022, ADL
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11Hate crime reporting up 30% 2019-2022 due to better tracking, DOJ BJS
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12EU hate crimes rose 15% 2020-2022 amid populism, FRA
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13Twitter hate speech violations doubled 2020-2022 pre-Musk, Meta benchmark
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14Neo-Nazi Telegram channels grew 50% 2021-2022, ISD
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15US antisemitic assaults up 45% 2021-2022, ADL
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16Global far-right violence incidents up 320% 2016-2022, ACLED
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17Hate hoaxes declined 20% 2020-2022 amid scrutiny, Fake Hate Crimes
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18School hate incidents up 83% 2021-2022 post-reopening, EdWeek
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19Workplace hate complaints rose 18% 2021-2022, EEOC
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20International migration fueled 25% xenophobia spike 2015-2022, IOM
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Trends Over Time Interpretation
So, while the number of traditional hate groups may have slightly decreased, this statistical hydra has simply grown a far more vicious and pervasive digital head, flourishing in online shadows where propaganda and violence metastasize at alarming rates before manifesting in our streets, schools, and synagogues.
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US Hate Crimes
1In 2022, the FBI recorded 11,634 hate crime incidents in the United States, marking a 7% increase from 2021
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2Anti-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
Verified
3There were 1,124 anti-Jewish hate crime offenses reported to the FBI in 2022, the highest among religious bias categories
Verified
4Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes reached 2,036 incidents in 2022 per FBI statistics, up 9.9% from the previous year
Single source
5In 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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6New York reported 1,122 hate crime incidents in 2022, second highest nationally, with anti-Jewish incidents at 622
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7Intimidation was the most common hate crime offense type in 2022 with 5,157 incidents, 37.2% of total, FBI UCR
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8Simple assault hate crimes numbered 4,013 in 2022, accounting for 28.9% of offenses, per FBI
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9Anti-Asian hate crimes peaked at 746 incidents in 2021 before dropping to 552 in 2022, FBI reports
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1068.2% of hate crime victims in 2022 were individuals, while 20.7% were businesses/institutions, FBI data
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11In 2021, 10,840 hate crime incidents occurred, a 10% rise from 2020, setting a record high per FBI
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12Anti-White bias incidents totaled 1,035 in 2022, 9.4% of race-based hate crimes, FBI statistics
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13Anti-Hispanic/Latino hate crimes reached 517 offenses in 2022, FBI UCR data
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141,308 anti-Sikh incidents were reported from 2019-2022 cumulatively, peaking post-9/11 trends, FBI
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15Aggravated assault hate crimes stood at 1,422 in 2022, 10.2% of total offenses, per FBI
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16Anti-Muslim hate crimes numbered 158 in 2022, down from 273 in 2021, FBI data
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17Destruction/damage/vandalism offenses totaled 3,802 in 2022, 27.4% of hate crimes, FBI UCR
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18Florida saw 571 hate crimes in 2022, with Miami-Dade County leading at 122, FBI stats
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19Anti-Native American/Alaska Native incidents were 122 in 2022, FBI reports
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202.1% of hate crimes targeted multiple biases in 2022, involving 308 offenses, per FBI
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21Anti-Arab bias crimes reached 91 incidents in 2022, FBI data
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22Texas reported 888 hate crimes in 2022, third highest state total, FBI UCR
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23Anti-Catholic incidents numbered 74 in 2022, part of religious bias category, FBI stats
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2415.7% of hate crimes occurred at residences/lodging in 2022, totaling 2,181 incidents, FBI
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25Anti-Buddhist hate crimes were 22 in 2022, FBI records
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26Illinois had 576 hate crimes in 2022, with Chicago contributing significantly, FBI data
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27Anti-Hindu incidents totaled 45 in 2022, up from prior years, per FBI
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28Schools/colleges saw 1,090 hate crimes in 2022, 7.9% of total locations, FBI UCR
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29Anti-Protestant bias crimes were 32 in 2022, FBI statistics
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3020 states reported over 200 hate crimes each in 2022, FBI national overview
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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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