According to an FBI report, released on Monday November 16, hate crimes at the highest level in over a decade in the US, with the most hate-motivated killings being recorded over the last year since the FBI began collecting data in the 1990s.
According to Associated Press, over 7,300 hate crimes were reported in 2019, up from 7,120 the year before. The number of anti-semtitic crimes increased by 7%, and violence against hispanic people also rose considerably.
The report found the number of hate crimes based on sexual orientation ‘remained relatively stable’, with an increase of 20 more crimes being committed against gay men.