Hate crimes in US rise to highest level in 12 years, says FBI report
by Maya Yang from on (#5P06R)
2020 data identified 7,759 hate crimes, a 6% increase on 2019, with a surge in assaults on Black and Asian Americans
Hate crimes in the US have risen to the highest level in 12 years, triggered largely by a surge in assaults on Black and Asian Americans, according to a FBI report.
The 2020 data, submitted to the FBI by more than 15,000 state and local police agencies, identified 7,759 hate crimes, a 6% increase on 2019 and the highest number since 2008. Since 2014, hate crimes have risen by 42%.
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