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Number of known hate crime offenders in the United States by motivation, 2016

Number of hate crime offenders known by the FBI in the United States in 2016, by motivation
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The data displays the number of hate crime offenders known to the FBI in the U.S. in 2016, by religion targeted by the crime. In 2016, the FBI knew of 3,383 people who perpetrated hate crimes motivated by race, ethnicity and/or ancestry.

Race/ethnicity/ancestry 3383
Sexual orientation 1225
Religion 859
Gender identity 165
Disability 67
Gender 28
Multiple-bias incidents 43