2019 Hate Crimes

 

Hate crime murders surged to record high in 2019, FBI data show

Most of the hate crime incidents reported by the FBI in 2019 — 7,103 — stemmed from a "singe bias," rather than multiple biases. Of the "single-bias" incidents, the FBI said:

• 55.8% were motivated by bias against race, ethnicity or ancestry

• 21.4% were motivated by bias against religion

• 16.8% were motivated by bias against sexual orientation

• 2.8% were motivated by bias against gender identity

• 2.2% were motivated by bias against disability

• 1% were motivated by bias against gender

 Alabama reported 0 hate crimes in 2019.

( Limited data for 2019 were available for Alabama.)

All of the states bordering Alabama reported hate crimes.

Georgia 102

Mississippi 14 

Tennessee 117

Florida 111

CBS report is HERE.