Crime and Victimization Fact Sheets: Hate Crime

A hate crime is a criminal offense that is motivated by personal prejudice and directed at others because of their perceived race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, or disability. One hate crime offense may include multiple victimizations. Since 1992, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program has collected and published information annually on the number of hate crime incidents, offenses, victims, and perpetrators in the United States. These statistics allow law enforcement agencies, policy-makers, and victim service agencies to better understand and address prominent issues regarding hate and bias.