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In 2018, race was reported for 6,266 known hate crime offenders. Of these offenders:
53.6 percent were White.
24.0 percent were Black or African American.
6.9 percent were groups made up of individuals of various races (group of multiple races).
1.3 percent were Asian.
1.0 percent were American Indian or Alaska Native.
0.3 percent (19 offenders) were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
12.9 percent were unknown.
Of the victims
Among single-bias hate crime incidents in 2018, there were 5,155 victims of race/ethnicity/ancestry motivated hate crime.
47.1 percent were victims of crimes motivated by offenders’ anti-Black or African American bias.
20.1 percent were victims of anti-White bias.
13.0 percent were victims of anti-Hispanic or Latino bias.
4.1 percent were victims of anti-American Indian or Alaska Native bias.
3.4 percent were victims of anti-Asian bias.
3.4 percent were victims of bias against a group of individuals in which more than one race was represented (anti-multiple races, group).
1.9 percent were victims of anti-Arab bias.
0.5 percent (26 individuals) were victims of anti-Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander bias.
6.5 percent were victims of anti-Other Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry bias.
Religious bias
Of the 1,617 victims of anti-religious hate crimes:
56.9 percent were victims of crimes motivated by offenders’ anti-Jewish bias.
14.6 percent were victims of anti-Islamic (Muslim) bias.
4.3 percent were victims of anti-Sikh bias.
3.9 percent were victims of anti-Catholic bias.
3.2 percent were victims of bias against groups of individuals of varying religions (anti-multiple religions, group).
2.7 percent were victims of anti-Other Christian bias.
2.4 percent were victims of anti-Protestant bias.
2.0 percent were victims of anti-Eastern Orthodox (Russian, Greek, Other) bias.
0.9 percent (14 individuals) were victims of anti-Hindu bias.
0.7 percent (11 individuals) were victims of anti-Mormon bias.
0.7 percent (11 individuals) were victims of anti-Buddhist bias.
0.6 percent (9 individuals) were victims of anti-Jehovah’s Witness bias.
0.5 percent (8 individuals) were victims of anti-Atheist/Agnostic bias.
6.7 percent were victims of bias against other religions (anti-other religion).