Bias related violence
Bias-Motivated/Hate Crime
BJS provides information on hate crimes through three data collection programs:
- National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
- Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP)
- FBI Hate Crime Statistics Program (HCSP)
The National Crime Victimization Survey and the FBI Hate Crime Statistics Program (see below) use the definition established by the Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. § 534). The Act defines hate crimes as “crimes that manifest evidence...