Hate Crimes Case Examples

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Hate Crimes Case Examples

Below is a selection of representative federal hate crimes case summaries. Each includes a link to a DOJ press release, with additional information.

Montana | February 17, 2023 | Sexual Orientation


California | February 17, 2023 | Religion


Texas | February 8, 2023 | Race, National Origin


Maryland | February 6, 2023 | Race


District of Columbia | February 2, 2023 | Race, Gender


New Jersey | February 1, 2023 | Religion


South Carolina | February 1, 2023 | Gender Identity


Idaho, Oregon, Washington | January 30, 2023 | Race, Ethnicity


Pennsylvania | January 27, 2023 | Disability


Louisiana | January 25, 2023 | Sexual Orientation


Florida | January 25, 2023 | Race


Idaho| January 12, 2023 | Sexual Orientation


Washington | December 16, 2022 | Race


Georgia | December 16, 2022 | Race, National Origin


District of Columbia | December 16, 2022 | Race, National Origin


Massachusetts | December 15, 2022 | Gender Identity


Washington | December 14, 2022 | Religion


Michigan | December 13, 2022 | Race


Missouri | December 13, 2022 | Religion


Mississippi | December 2, 2022 | Race


Puerto Rico | November 29, 2022 | Gender Identity


Hawaii | November 22, 2022 | Race


Florida | November 7, 2022 | Race


Ohio | November 3, 2022 | Race


Texas | October 19, 2022 | Religion


Ohio | October 11, 2022 | Gender


Oklahoma | September 27, 2022 | Race


California, Massachusetts, New York | September 14, 2022 | Gender, Sexual Orientation


Missouri | August 8, 2022 | Religion


Texas | August 4, 2022 | Race


New Jersey | July 19, 2022 | Race


District of Columbia | July 14, 2022 | Sexual Orientation


New York | July 14, 2022 | Race


Missouri | July 7, 2022 | Sexual Orientation


Kansas | June 29, 2022 | Race


Washington | May 26, 2022 | Sexual Orientation


California | May 12, 2022 | Race


Virginia | April 29, 2022 | Race, National Origin


Oregon | April 25, 2022 | Race, Sexual Orientation


New Jersey | April 20, 2022 | Religion


Florida | April 19, 2022 | Religion


Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota | April 12, 2022 | Religion


Washington | April 8, 2022 | Race


Texas | March 24, 2022 | Religion


California | March 7, 2022 | National Origin


Georgia | February 22, 2022 | Race, Color


Tennessee | February 16, 2022 | Religion


Massachusetts | February 16, 2022 | Religion


District of Columbia | February 14, 2022 | National Origin


Maine, Massachusetts | February 10, 2022 | Race


Oklahoma | February 8, 2022 | Race


Arizona, Florida, Texas, Washington | January 11, 2022 | Religion


California | December 28, 2021 | Religion


Illinois | December 7, 2021 | Religion


California | December 3, 2021 | Race, Color


Ohio | November 23, 2021 | Religion


New Jersey | November 16, 2021 | Race, Religion


Oregon | November 16, 2021 | Sexual Orientation


Texas | October 13, 2021 | Sexual Orientation


Ohio | September 13, 2021 | Religion


Maine | September 10, 2021 | Race


Oregon | September 9, 2021 | Race


New York | August 25, 2021 | Religion


Iowa | August 20, 2021 | Race, National Origin


Virginia | August 20, 2021 | Race


District of Columbia | August 12, 2021 | Race


Missouri | August 11, 2021 | Race


Kentucky | June 24, 2021 | Race, Color


Indiana | June 21, 2021 | Race, Color


District of Columbia | June 9, 2021 | Race, Color


Montana | June 2, 2021 | Sexual Orientation


Alaska | May 27, 2021 | Religion


New York | May 22, 2021 | Religion


Tennessee | May 17, 2021 | Religion, National Origin


California | April 27, 2021 | Race, National Origin


Iowa | April 22, 2021 | Race, National Origin


Michigan | March 30, 2021 | Race


California | March 26, 2021 | Religion, Sexual Orientation


Colorado | February 26, 2021 | Religion


Michigan | February 11, 2021 | Race, Color


Vermont | November 3, 2020 | Race, National Origin


Texas | July 9, 2020 | Race, National Origin


New York | June 30, 2020 | Religion


Missouri | May 12, 2020 | Religion


Florida/Virginia | April 30, 2020 | Race, Color


Massachusetts | April 15, 2020 | Religion


Pennsylvania | March 30, 2020 | Race, Color, Religion, National Origin


Utah | March 17, 2020 | Race, National Origin


Maine | March 10, 2020 | Race, National Origin


Louisiana | February 10, 2020 | Religion


Maryland | January 16, 2020 | Religion


New York | January 9, 2020 | Religion


Texas |  December 13, 2019  |  Sexual orientation


Mississippi |  November 7, 2019  |  Race, Color


Colorado |  November 4, 2019  |  Religion


Louisiana |  October 31, 2019  |  Disability


Virginia |  August 15, 2019  |  Religion, National Origin


Virginia |  July 19, 2019  |  Race, Color


Virginia |  June 28, 2019  |  Race, color, national origin, religion


Oregon |  May 23, 2019  |  Religion


Utah |  February 20, 2019  |  Race, national origin


Pennsylvania |  January 29, 2019  |  Religion


Ohio  |  January 29, 2019  |  Religion


Kansas  |  January 25, 2019  |  Religion, national origin