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North Carolina

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2023 Hate Crime Statistics for North Carolina*

 

Bias Motivation Category202120222023
Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry180187172
Religion627765
Sexual Orientation365449
Disability782
Gender222
Gender Identity324
Total290330294

 

Type of CrimeIncidentsPercentage
Crimes Against Persons22667.1%
Crimes Against Property10430.9%
Crimes Against Society72.0%

 

Bias Motivation CategoryIncidentsPercentage
Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry17258.5%
Religion6522.1%
Sexual Orientation4916.7%
Disability20.7%
Gender20.7%
Gender Identity41.3%

 

* 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 North Carolina man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his racially motivated attacks on a Black man and his Hispanic neighbor.

According to evidence, in November 2021, the defendant attacked his Hispanic neighbor, yelling slurs before punching and tackling him. In October of 2022, the defendant encountered a Black driver, swerved into his lane, got out of his vehicle, and began to punch the driver’s car and yell racial slurs at him. The defendant followed the driver home, where he continued yelling racial slurs and threatening to kill the driver.

At trial, the defendant spoke about displaying a KKK flag, a racist publication, and Nazi memorabilia in his home. A jury delivered a guilty verdict in January 2024.

Guilty Verdict: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/north-carolina-man-convicted-federal-hate-crimes-racially-motivated-attacks-against-black

Sentencing: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/north-carolina-man-sentenced-racially-motivated-hate-crimes-against-black-and-hispanic-men

A North Carolina man was charged with mailing antisemitic threats to a Rabbi in Georgia.

According to evidence, a Rabbi in Macon, Georgia received a threatening postcard from the defendant at her home address in February of 2024. On one side of the postcard, there was a handwritten message: "Is there a child rape, torture, and murder tunnel under your house? We have the Zyklon B. Use Code "GASTHEJEWS" for 10% off!" The other side of the postcard had a drawing with the words “JEWS ARE RATS.”

Charges: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdga/pr/north-carolina-man-charged-mailing-antisemitic-threat-targeting-middle-georgia-rabbi

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to civil rights charges and was sentenced to 18 months in prison for emailing threats to a Jewish Organization in Charlotte, North Carolina.

According to evidence, the defendant sent a threatening email to the organization, addressing the recipients as “Israeli jews of David star,” and threatening to “take every one of you out,” writing that “you semite [sic] pieces of s- will be annihilated.” Two days later, he sent a second threatening email to the same organization, again making a reference to their Jewish religion.

Sentencing: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdnc/pr/montgomery-county-resident-sentenced-transmitting-threats-north-carolina-jewish

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Updated July 27, 2026