FBI Releases Report Showing LGBTQI+ Hate Crimes Have Drastically Risen
The new FBI report shows hate crimes against LGBTQI+ people - particularly the transgender community – had a sharp rise in just one year.
US violent crime decreased in 2023, hate crimes rose, FBI reports
Incidents of violent crime in the United States fell by 3% last year, while the number of hate crimes rose, the FBI said in an annual report released on Monday. The report collects crime data from more than 16,
Hate Crimes Are Up, Especially Against LGBTQ People. Advocates Blame Far-Right Politicians.
"Such attacks are heartbreaking and despicable, and are badly out of step with American support of LGBTQ people," one advocate told HuffPost.
FBI report shows rise in hate crimes against LGBTQ+ community
A new FBI crime report shows the number of hate crimes targeting the LGBTQ+ community increased in 2023. In its annual Crime in the Nation report, released Monday, the FBI recorded 2,402 incidents last year related to sexual orientation.
FBI data shows rise in hate crimes against LGBTQ+ community as overall violent crime decreases
A total of 119 hate crimes were reported to Philadelphia police in 2023. Of those crimes, 15 were motivated by a victim's sexual orientation, and three were motivated by gender identity.
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime rising in the US, according to FBI data
Hate crimes targeting LGBTQ+ people are continuing to rise, new data from the FBI has revealed. Information shared on the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer on Monday (23 September) showed that hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity rose by almost a quarter on the previous year.
FBI reports increase in anti-LGBTQ hate crimes
Hate crimes motivated by anti-LGBTQ animus rose again last year, according to FBI data published Monday, a troubling increase that gay and transgender rights advocates believe is linked to ramped-up rhetoric and legislation targeting the community.
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FBI says violent crime dropped last year
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Black Gettysburg College swimmer hate crime
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