Crime
The Nation's Two Crime Measures
Hate Crime, 2003-2009
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AN ESTIMATED 148,000 HATE CRIMES REPORTED IN 2009; MOST HATE CRIMES MOTIVATED BY RACIAL OR ETHNIC BIAS
WASHINGTON –An estimated 148,400 hate crimes were reported to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) in 2009, a decline from 239,400 in...
Hate Crime Victimization, 2003-2011
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NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF HATE CRIMES WENT UNREPORTED TO POLICE IN RECENT YEARS
U.S. residents experienced about 259,700 hate crimes annually from 2007 to 2011
WASHINGTON –The percentage of hate crimes reported to the police declined from 46 percent from...