http://community.nicic.org/blogs/corrections_headlines/archive/tags/Hate+Crimes/default.aspxTags: Hate CrimesenCommunityServer 2007.1 SP1 (Build: 30415.43)http://community.nicic.org/blogs/corrections_headlines/archive/2008/11/13/fbi-publishes-2007-hate-crime-statistics.aspxThu, 13 Nov 2008 17:34:00 GMT26cc0436-63b6-4ef3-9d43-d8006bc9b9ca:13576CC Pro0<p>The <a class="" href="http://www.fbi.gov/" target="_blank">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> (FBI) has issued the most recent&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2007/index.html" target="_blank">statistics on bias-motivated crime.</a> This report covers: Incidents and Offenses, Victims, Offenders, and Location Types. Some of the key data are as follows:</p> <p><strong>VICTIMS</strong></p> <ul> <li> <div>52 percent were targeted because of their race</div></li> <li> <div>17.1 percent were targeted because of their religious belief</div></li> <li> <div>15.9 were targeted because of their sexual orientation</div></li> <li> <div>14.1 were targeted because of ethnicity/nation origin </div></li></ul> <p><strong>OFFENSES</strong></p> <ul> <li> <div>Of crimes against persons, nine people were murdered and two were raped</div></li> <li> <div>Intimidation accounted for 47.4 percent of crimes against persons</div></li> <li> <div>Simple assaults accounted for 31.1 percent</div></li> <li> <div>Aggravated assaults accounted for 20.6 percent </div></li></ul> <p>&nbsp;</p><img src="http://community.nicic.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13576" width="1" height="1">StatisticsCrime ratesHate Crimes