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Search FBI Hate Crime Statistics civilrights.org Christian Identity: A Bibliographic Genealogy Hate Crime: A Summary In order to understand the scope of the hate crime problem, the Justice Department was mandated, with the passage of the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990, to collect statistics and gather information on the prevalence of bias-motivated crimes. Hate Crimes Research Network The Hate Crimes Research Network is designed to link academic research that is being done on the topic of bias motivated crime. Human Rights Campaign Crimes committed in 2002 due to bias against the victim’s perceived sexual orientation represent 16.7 percent of reported hate crime incidents – the highest level in the 12 years since the agency began collecting these statistics – according to data released Oct. 27 in the FBI report “Crime in the United States in 2002.” Sexual orientation bias represents the third highest category of reported hate crimes. Hate Crimes Today: An Age-Old Foe In Modern Dress Hate crimes--violent acts against people, property, or organizations because of the group to which they belong or identify with--are a tragic part of American history. However, it wasn't until early in this decade that the federal government began to collect data on how many and what kind of hate crimes are being committed, and by whom. hatecrime.org Hate Crime Network A resource for victims of hate crimes and everyone working to stop the hate. Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports Preliminary figures show 7,947 hate crime incidents were reported to the FBI during 1995. The incidents were reported by more than 9,500 law enforcement agencies in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Participating agencies covered 75 percent of the U.S. population. The Hate Directory - Hate Groups on the Internet Features now include directories of blogs, web rings and racist games available on the Internet, as well as racialist friendly web hosting services. National Criminal Justice Reference Service NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project The New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project was founded in 1980 in reaction to neighborhood incidents of anti-gay violence and the failure of the criminal justice system to respond. |