October 18, 2023

Hate crimes rising

 An Axios analysis of FBI data out this week found that anti-Jewish hate crimes jumped 36% in 2022 from the previous year.

  • Anti-LGBTQ bias crimes rose 19% in a year, and anti-gay hate crimes involving just gay men increased 13%.
  • Anti-Latino hate crimes went up 6%, and anti-Black bias crimes edged up 4%.
  • Anti-Asian hate crimes fell dramatically — by 34% — as fears over the pandemic subsided.


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