FBI: Race And Sexual Orientation Top Hate Crimes List Just Released

[sheshe2]

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The FBI today released its latest hate crimes report, and race and sexual orientation are the two biggest issues. Here's what you need to know.

The photo above shows future New York City mayor Bill de Blasio in May of 2013, towering above the crowd, marching in a protest against the anti-gay hate crime murder of Mark Carson just days earlier.

Today the FBI released the national 2013 hate crimes report, finding that there were 7,242 victims of bias incidents. The number of hate crimes instances dropped somewhat, from 6573 in 2012 to 5928 last year.

Almost half, or 48.5 percent, were bias incidents were racially motivated.


Of those, the vast majority, 66.4 percent "were motivated by anti-black or African-American bias, and 21.4 percent stemmed from anti-white bias," the FBI reports.

Bias incidents motivated by the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity accounted for 21.3 percent of all bias crimes reported, or a little more than one in five.

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"LGBTQ communities, specifically TGNC communities, have long been criminalized by law enforcement in the United States and, as the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Program’s Annual Hate violence report shows, have very low rates of reporting to the police after experiencing hate violence. The real problem to be addressed is law enforcement culture and problematic policing of marginalized communities in the United States and eliminating the criminalization of TGNC communities by law enforcement."

So many lost to or impacted by hate, so much more work to do.

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/_fbi_race_and_sexual_orientation_top_hate_crimes_list_just_released

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[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[bettyellen]

2. sobering stuff for our post racial theorists to avoid.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. and bringing up 3rd...religion!

When examining these biases in further detail, the following breakdowns of bias categories can be found.

Racial bias

Among single-bias hate crime incidents in 2013, there were 3,563 victims of racially motivated hate crime.
◾66.5 percent were victims of crimes motivated by their offenders’ anti-Black or African American bias.
◾21.2 percent were victims of anti-White bias.
◾4.6 percent were victims of anti-Asian bias.
◾4.5 percent were victims of anti-American Indian or Alaska Native bias.
◾3.1 percent were victims of bias against a group of individuals in which more than one race was represented (anti-multiple races, group).
◾0.1 percent (3 individuals) were victims of anti-Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander bias. (Based on Table 1.)

Sexual-orientation bias

Of the 1,461 victims targeted due to sexual-orientation bias:
◾60.9 percent were victims of crimes motivated by their offenders’ anti-gay (male) bias.
◾22.5 percent were victims of anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (mixed group) bias.
◾13.1 percent were victims of anti-lesbian bias.
◾1.8 percent were victims of anti-bisexual bias.
◾1.6 percent were victims of anti-heterosexual bias. (Based on Table 1.)

Religious bias

Of the 1,223 victims of anti-religious hate crimes:
◾60.3 percent were victims of crimes motivated by their offenders’ anti-Jewish bias.
◾13.7 percent were victims of anti-Islamic (Muslim) bias.
◾6.1 percent were victims of anti-Catholic bias.
◾4.3 percent were victims of bias against groups of individuals of varying religions (anti-multiple religions, group).
◾3.8 percent were victims of anti-Protestant bias.
◾0.6 percent were victims of anti-Atheist/Agnostic bias.
◾11.2 percent were victims of bias against other religions (anti-other religion). (Based on Table 1.)

[sheshe2]

4. Staggering statistics.

I know this one effects you as does this

◾60.9 percent were victims of crimes motivated by their offenders’ anti-gay (male) bias.
◾60.3 percent were victims of crimes motivated by their offenders’ anti-Jewish bias.

Sadly you are at the top twice. I am so sorry. BtA

[Behind the Aegis]

5. In the last 14 years or so, I have always had the 2 of the top three.

I forgot this was coming out today (I knew I should have marked my calendar!). I'll do what I always do and read through the various mini-stats, then hit the bigger ones for more detail.

Thank you, sheshe for being so sweet. It is always nice to have someone be supportive, especially given the last two days with people mocking anti-Semitism.

[sheshe2]

6. They are doing the mocking here?

If so I apologize again.I missed that. Excuse my language, but fuck them!

I have been here, yet not. I lost two of my family in less than two weeks. Two funerals in one week. Today was my first day back at work and started off by having an anxiety attack.

For you~ I am with you in spirit and solidarity BtA

[Behind the Aegis]

7. It's as it always is.

I know you have had a really rough two weeks. You have my love, support and sympathy. Hang in there.

Also, if you had an anxiety attack, it may be too early for you to go back, at least full-time. If possible ask if you can do half days or some type of trade off until you get your balance back.

[sheshe2]

9. sigh~

I wish that were possible. I can't afford the time off. I work on commission and as it is don't make the bills with what I make. My doctor gave me some pills to take. They are rather mild, yet she doesn't want me to drive with them. So I have to wait til I get to work.

Thank you sweetie~

[WhiteAndNerdy]

8. Here's a link to the summary on the FBI's site:

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2014/december/latest-hate-crime-statistics-report-released/latest-hate-crime-statistics-report-released

There's an interesting sidebar titled, "Recent Investigative Successes Against Hate Crime Perpetrators".

[Cha]

10. Mahalo she~ HOPE for Future without the HATERS.

They don't know.. but..

[sheshe2]

11. Thank you for that Cha. Hope~

[Cha]

12. ..