Arizona
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2023 Hate Crime Statistics for Arizona*
| Bias Motivation Category | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 61 | 138 | 135 |
| Religion | 15 | 27 | 56 |
| Sexual Orientation | 16 | 42 | 39 |
| Disability | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gender | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Gender Identity | 4 | 14 | 11 |
| Total | 96 | 228 | 255 |
| Type of Crime | Incidents | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Crimes Against Persons | 178 | 68.4% |
| Crimes Against Property | 79 | 30.4% |
| Crimes Against Society | 3 | 1.2% |
| Bias Motivation Category | Incidents | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 135 | 52.9% |
| Religion | 56 | 22.0% |
| Sexual Orientation | 39 | 15.3% |
| Disability | 3 | 1.2% |
| Gender | 11 | 4.3% |
| Gender Identity | 11 | 4.3% |
* 2021 was the first year that the annual hate crimes statistics were reported entirely through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).As a result of the shift to NIBRS-only data collection, law enforcement agency participation in submitting all crime statistics, including hate crimes, fell significantly from 2020 to 2021.
Case Examples
A federal court sentenced a Washington man to seven years in prison for his role in a plot to threaten journalists and advocates. The man, a leader of the Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, targeted people who were working against anti-Semitism. Three others pled guilty for their roles in the plot in prior hearings.
According to evidence, the participants in this plot made threatening posters. The posters contained Nazi symbols, threatening language and imagery. The posters were then distributed to members of Atomwaffen Division online. Members of the hate-group then delivered or mailed the posters to targeted journalists and advocates.
In Seattle, the group sent posters to a TV journalist who had reported on Atomwaffen Division. The posters were also sent to members of the Anti-Defamation League, a leading Jewish civil rights organization. The group also targeted journalists in Phoenix and Tampa for reporting on anti-Semitism.
Complaint: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/press-release/file/1252306/download
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/arrests-four-states-racially-motivated-violent-extremists-targeting-journalists-and
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/leader-neo-nazi-group-sentenced-plot-target-journalists-and-advocates
News
- November 20, 2025 | Arizona Man Charged with Hate Crime for Synagogue Fire
- November 7, 2025 | Arizona Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Plot Targeting Christian Churches
- April 4, 2025 | Arizona Man Convicted of Crimes Arising Out of Plot Targeting Christian Churches
- December 18, 2024 | Arizona Man Indicted for Sending Antisemitic Death Threats and Stalking
- November 1, 2024 | Man who Provided Guns to Shooter of Two Jewish Community Members in California Sentenced to Prison
- June 24, 2024 | U.S. Attorney's Office for District of Arizona Hosts Fifth Community Event as Part of DOJ's United Against Hate Initiative
- June 11, 2024 | Arizona Man Charged with Selling Guns for Use in Mass Shooting
- October 12, 2023 | U.S. Attorney's Office for District of Arizona Hosts Third Community Event as Part of DOJ's United Against Hate Initiative
- October 6, 2023 | Hate Crime Charges Added in Burning of Arizona Churches Case
- March 23, 2023 | U.S. Attorney's Office for District of Arizona Hosts Second United Against Hate Event
- December 2, 2022 | U.S. Attorney’s Office for District of Arizona Hosts DOJ United Against Hate Event
- October 6, 2021 | FBI Phoenix Launches Hate Crime Reporting Campaign
- February 26, 2020 | Arrests in four states of racially motivated violent extremists targeting journalists and activists
- July 17, 2019 | Arizona Man Sentenced for Threatening Harvard Black Commencement Attendees in 2017
DOJ Offices
FBI Field Office
U.S. Attorney's Office
Community Relations Service (CRS)
- Community Relations Service
at U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
175 N Street, NE, Suite 4.601
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 252-5550
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