United States Hate Crime Offenses By Crime Type in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, there were 9,616 Hate Crime Offenses in the US. Intimidation was the highest type of hate crime committed (2,831), and constituted 29.44% of the total number of offenses. The second highest hate crime offense committed was Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property (2,361), constituting 24.55% of the total. The third highest hate crime offense commited was Simple Assault (2,096), constituting 21.80% of the total.
The chart below shows the percentages of the total offenses for the top 10 hate crime offenses committed. The table below shows the number and percentages, for all the different types of hate crime offenses committed.
NB: Hate Crimes are criminal offenses that were motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender's bias against the victim's race/ethnicity/ancestry, gender, gender identity, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, and were committed against persons, property, or society.
| Crime Type | Number of Offenses | Percent of Total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Intimidation | 2831 | 29.44 |
| Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property | 2361 | 24.55 |
| Simple Assault | 2096 | 21.80 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1221 | 12.70 |
| Robbery | 149 | 1.55 |
| All Other Larceny | 136 | 1.41 |
| Burglary/Breaking & Entering | 127 | 1.32 |
| Drug/Narcotic Violations | 112 | 1.17 |
| Arson | 85 | 0.88 |
| Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 83 | 0.86 |
| Drug Equipment Violations | 52 | 0.54 |
| Shoplifting | 42 | 0.44 |
| Weapon Law Violations | 42 | 0.44 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle | 37 | 0.39 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 33 | 0.34 |
| Not Specified | 27 | 0.28 |
| Theft From Building | 21 | 0.22 |
| Rape | 20 | 0.21 |
| Kidnapping/Abduction | 20 | 0.21 |
| Criminal Sexual Contact | 20 | 0.21 |
| False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game | 15 | 0.16 |
| Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud | 12 | 0.13 |
| Sexual Assault With An Object | 12 | 0.13 |
| Identity Theft | 9 | 0.09 |
| Impersonation | 8 | 0.08 |
| Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories | 6 | 0.06 |
| Stolen Property Offenses | 6 | 0.06 |
| Pornography/Obscene Material | 5 | 0.05 |
| Extortion/Blackmail | 4 | 0.04 |
| Purse-snatching | 4 | 0.04 |
| Counterfeiting/Forgery | 4 | 0.04 |
| Human Trafficking, Commercial Sex Acts | 3 | 0.03 |
| Sodomy | 3 | 0.03 |
| Statutory Rape | 2 | 0.02 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 2 | 0.02 |
| Embezzlement | 1 | 0.01 |
| Welfare Fraud | 1 | 0.01 |
| Wire Fraud | 1 | 0.01 |
| Pocket-picking | 1 | 0.01 |
| Prostitution | 1 | 0.01 |
| Theft From Coin-Operated Machine or Device | 1 | 0.01 |