As racial tensions intensify in the United States, hate crimes have risen by 35% to 10,840 in 2021 compared to 8,052 in the previous year.
According to the US political media The Hill, etc., the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a report on the 13th. The number of hate crimes based on double racial discrimination was 6,643, a 27% increase from the previous year (5,227). Hate crimes targeting LGBTI people totaled 1,707, a 54% increase from 1,110 in the previous year.
Among race-related hate crimes, blacks were the most common with 3,277 (1 in 12,000 victims), followed by Asians with 746 (1 in 23,000) and Hispanics at 698 (1 in 70,000).
There were 1,107 hate crimes against whites, the lowest at 1 per 170,000 as a percentage of the population.
Hate crimes due to religious issues also increased by 27% to 1,510 from 1.244 in the previous year.
There were 817 hate crimes against Jews, or 1 in 9,200 victims, and 152 Muslims (1 in 20,000).