FBI hate crime stats

In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the victim of a hate crime may be an individual, a business, an institution, or society as a whole. In 2011, law enforcement agencies reported 7,713 victims of hate crimes. Here’s a breakdown:

Racial

Of 3,645 victims

Ÿ 71.9 percent black

Ÿ 16.3 percent white

Ÿ 5.2 percent multiracial

Ÿ 4.8 percent Asian/Pacific Islander

Ÿ 1.9 percent American Indian/Alaskan Native

Religious

Of 1,480 victims

Ÿ 63.2 percent Jewish

Ÿ 12.5 percent Islamic/Muslim

Ÿ 5.7 percent Catholic

Ÿ 4.4 percent multiple religions

Ÿ 3.4 percent Protestant

Ÿ 0.3 percent atheist/agnostic

Ÿ 10.5 percent other religions

Sexual-orientation

Of 1,572 victims

Ÿ 56.7 percent male homosexuals

Ÿ 29.6 percent homosexuals

Ÿ 11.1 percent female homosexuals

Ÿ 1.5 percent bisexual

Ÿ 1.2 percent heterosexual

Ethnicity/national origin

Of 939 victims

Ÿ 56.9 percent Hispanic

Ÿ 43.1 percent other ethnicities/national origins

Disability

Of 61 victims:

Ÿ 35 mental disability

Ÿ 26 physical disability

About 60 percent of all victims suffered crimes against persons, 40 percent crimes against property.

Source: FBI hate crime statistics