African Americans most likely to be targeted in a hate crime by a wide margin
It is far more likely for African Americans to be targeted in a hate crime compared to other bias types in the U.S. According to the FBI Crime Data Explorer, hate crimes against African Americans made up nearly 30% of all hate crimes in the U.S. in 2022. This was more than entire categories of hate crimes such as religion, sexual orientation and race. Over 11,600 hate crimes were reported in the U.S. in 2022 and over 3,400 of those…