Schools Are the Third Most Popular Location for Hate Crimes, FBI Says Christopher Kane, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National February 1, 2024 0Statistics released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday reveal that schools were the third most popular spot for...
Sharp Increase in Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes, FBI Finds Christopher Kane, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National October 19, 2023 0Compared to 2021 estimates, hate crimes last year that were motivated by bias against the victims’ sexual orientation rose 13.8...
O’Shae Sibley, Gay Black Professional Dancer, Murdered in New York Hate Crime Katie Burkholder National August 17, 2023 0On July 29, O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old Black gay man, was murdered in New York City in a hate crime....
FBI Updates 2020 Hate Crimes Data Lou Chibbaro, Jr., Washington Blade courtesy of the NLGBTQ Media Association National November 4, 2021 0The FBI on Oct. 25 released updated data for its 2020 annual hate crimes statistics report originally released in August...
New Data Highlight Higher Rates of Hate Crimes and Violence Against LGBTQ People Katie Burkholder National November 17, 2020 0New data from the Williams Institute and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) highlight higher rates of victimization among LGBTQ...
Advocates Say Georgia’s New Hate Crimes Law is Tainted by Police Protection Bill Katie Burkholder Georgia June 30, 2020 0Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a landmark hate crimes bill into law on Friday (June 26), which includes language protecting...
HRC Calls for Georgia to Pass Hate Crimes Law after Murder of Ahmaud Arbery Georgia Voice Georgia May 11, 2020 0The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is calling for Georgia to institute a hate crimes law after the shooting and murder...
Bill to Strengthen Federal Hate Crimes Law Introduced in Senate Katie Burkholder National February 5, 2020 0Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced a bill that would strengthen federal hate crime law, according...
Hate Crime Murders Hit All-Time High in 2018, FBI Report Says Katie Burkholder National November 13, 2019 0The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has released their annual report on hate crimes for 2018, which found that the...
Hate Crimes Up in the United States Katie Burkholder National July 31, 2019 0New research from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism (CSHE) at California State University San Bernardino found...
Bipartisan Hate Crime Prevention Bill Introduced into House Katie Burkholder National July 1, 2019 0A bipartisan bill has been introduced into the House of Representatives that improves the reporting of hate crimes and expands...
