The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and data.world today
announced the launch of a public, open data workspace to help understand and combat the rise of hate crimes.
The new workspace offers instant access to ADL data alongside relevant data
from the FBI and other authoritative sources, and provides citizens,
journalists and lawmakers with tools to more effectively analyze, visualize and
discuss hate crimes across the United States.
Hate Crime Laws
45 states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal government have enacted hate crime laws, which enhance penalties for crimes in which the victim is intentionally selected for vandalism or violence on the basis of a personal characteristic, such as race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or national origin. Many of these laws were based on a Model Statute crafted by the Anti-Defamation League in 1981.
Hate Crime Statistics
Under the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990 (HCSA), the FBI is required to prepare an annual report on hate crimes collected by state and local police departments across the country. Now in its 25th year, the HCSA report is the most important snapshot of the nature and magnitude of hate violence in America.
Cities That Do Not Report or Report 0 Hate Crimes
View the Interactive Map here
The choropleth color scale depicts total reported hate crime incidents per 100,000 people in each state. States with darker shading have more reported incidents of hate crimes while states with lighter shading have fewer reported incidents.
The green circles represent cities that either Did Not Report hate crime data or reported 0 hate crimes for the year 2015. Circle size is proportional to city population.
Take note of the lightly shaded states in which many cities either Do Not Report or report 0 hate crimes.
Hate Crime Statutes
Dark Green = States (including D.C.) with comprehensive hate crime laws that cover: race, religion, ethnicity/ national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and disability.
Light Green = States without comprehensive hate crimes laws.
Red = States with no hate crimes laws.
Hate Crimes Reported by State
Data Sources
- FBI 2015 Hate Crime Statistics
- Anti-Defamation League State Hate Statutory Provisions Research
