United States of America
The United States regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Its hate crime laws contain general penalty enhancement and substantive offence provisions. The United States Hate Crime Statistics Act requires the collection and publication of hate crime data. The authorities responsible for data collection are the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Hate crime data are published annually.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2020 | 11,129 | - | - |
2019 | 8,559 | - | - |
2018 | 8,496 | 27 | 20 |
2017 | 8,437 | Not available | Not available |
2016 | 7,321 | Not available | Not available |
2015 | 6,885 | Not available | Not available |
2014 | 6385 | Not available | Not available |
2013 | 6933 | 22 | Not available |
2012 | 6718 | Not available | Not available |
2011 | 7254 | Not available | Not available |
2010 | 7699 | Not available | Not available |
2009 | 7789 | Not available | Not available |
About 2009 Data
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The US reports by incidents, offences, victims and known offenders. The FBI reports overall total "offenses", therefore, these are the figures included.
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Anti-Muslim hate crime
The OSCE Chairperson in Office’s Personal Representative on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims went on a joint visit with the other Personal Representatives to the United States. He stressed the importance of data collection on crimes against Muslims and the importance of police training.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The OSCE Chairperson in Office’s Personal Representative on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also focusing on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions went on a joint visit with the other Personal Representatives to the United States. There, he emphasized the importance of training criminal justice agencies in addressing hate crimes.