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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 2017 Data
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The FBI reports data based on 'offences'. This number can include multiple biases, but only offences with one recorded bias are shown in the bias motivation breakdown. The vast majority of hate crimes in the United States are prosecuted at the state and local level, for which no figures are available. There were 21 instances reported in which the hate crime adjustment was applied in accordance with the sentencing guidelines issued by the US Sentencing Commission.
Hate crime recorded by police
The breakdown below refers only to offences with one recorded bias. An additional 311 offences were reported as committed with two or more biases and are not presented here.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported descriptive incidents as well as statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
No information is available.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that the United States has not reported information on prosecuted and sentenced hate crime cases to ODIHR.