The report disclosed a record-breaking 11,643 hate crime incidents in
2022.
friend,
The FBI released its 2022 Hate Crime Statistics Act report today, and
the numbers are disturbing.
The report disclosed a record-breaking 11,643 hate crime incidents in
2022
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, with a substantial number targeting Black people and a historic rise
in anti-Hispanic hate crimes. Meanwhile, participation in crime
reporting among law enforcement agencies decreased, with only 14,660
of over 18,800 agencies actively contributing, marking the fifth
consecutive year of declining participation.
This trend underscores an urgent need for strengthened law enforcement
commitment and comprehensive legislative action to effectively combat
the escalating level of hate crimes. That's why the SPLC is once
again calling for Congress to take action to expand prevention efforts
and make hate crime reporting mandatory by law enforcement agencies
across the country.
The lack of accurate and comprehensive national data on hate crime
incidents greatly hinders our ability, as a nation, to address the
root causes, design prevention strategies and provide the needed
support to victims and communities.
We promise to continue our groundbreaking work to prevent hate and
extremist violence, but we cannot adequately address the devastating
rise in hate crimes without accurate information about the scope of
the problem. Our calls for mandatory hate crime reporting legislation
are echoed by a broad coalition of civil rights and religious groups,
and we will keep up the pressure until hate crime victims see the
justice they deserve. Please make a special gift today to ensure
the SPLC can continue to fight for those harmed by hate, violence and
white supremacy.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center
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