Wisconsin
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DOJ Offices
Fast Facts on Wisconsin Hate Crime Incidents*
| Bias Motivation Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 43 | 69 | 72 |
| Religion | 10 | 14 | 29 |
| Sexual Orientation | 11 | 16 | 28 |
| Disability | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Gender | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Gender Identity | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| Total: | 72 | 116 | 152 |
| Crimes Against Persons | 90 | 55.2% |
| Crimes Against Property | 60 | 36.8% |
| Crimes Against Society | 13 | 8.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 72 | 47.4% |
| Religion | 29 | 19.1% |
| Sexual Orientation | 28 | 18.4% |
| Disability | 6 | 3.9% |
| Gender | 9 | 5.9% |
| Gender Identity | 8 | 5.3% |
*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.
News
July 24, 2023
Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Making Racially Charged Threats Against Black Residents
March 23, 2023
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Making Racially Charged Threats Toward Black Residents
April 27, 2022
FBI Milwaukee Seeking Victims of Hate Crimes
August 13, 2020
Oak Creek Man Who Vandalized Racine Synagogue Pleads Guilty
January 17, 2020
March 1, 2019
Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Threatening Jewish Community Center
November 13, 2018
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Jewish Community Center
September 14, 2018
Case Examples
A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for threatening his Black neighbors because of their race.
In March 2021, the defendant vandalized a Black woman’s vehicle parked outside her apartment by slashing her tires and smashing her windshield. He left a note on her car filled with racial slurs, threatened to slash her throat, and demanded she move out. A week later, he slashed her tires again, left another note filled with racial slurs, and gave her an ultimatum – move out of the neighborhood or suffer violence.
In April 2022, a Black woman and her two children moved into the defendant’s apartment complex. The defendant vandalized her front door with racial graffiti and left her a note calling her family by a racial slur and demanding that she leave the building.
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wisconsin-man-sentenced-making-racially-charged-threats-against-black-residents
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wisconsin-man-pleads-guilty-making-racially-charged-threats-toward-black-residents
Resources
The resources below include specific examples, experiences, or information related to Wisconsin.
Go to the Resources page to access all resources.
Guide | Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) | Victim Advocacy Groups/General Community
Waking in Oak Creek: A guide for community screenings
Guide | Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) | Law Enforcement
Waking in Oak Creek: A guide for law enforcement
Film/Documentary | Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) | Law Enforcement, Public Officials, Victim Advocacy Groups/General Community
Publication | National Institute of Justice (OJP) | Researchers
Questioning Bias: Validating a Bias Crime Victim Assessment Tool in California And New Jersey
DOJ Offices
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Milwaukee |
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Eastern District of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) Western District of Wisconsin (Madison) |
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Midwestern Regional Office |