Recently released FBI data shows hate crimes in the United States jumped to a ten-year high in 2019 under Donald Trump’s leadership, with racial minorities being the primary target of the attacks, the Associated Press reports.
In 2019, there were 51 hate crime murders in the US through 18 incidents, including 22 people killed by a shooter targeting Mexicans at an El Paso Walmart. In all, there were 7,314 hate crimes in the nation, with two-thirds of them targeting people versus one-third targeting property.
In 2019, 58% were race-based hate crimes, 20% were religiously-based, and 17% targeted people because of their gender identity or orientation.
Most hate crimes against people were acts of intimidation and simple assaults. Most property crimes were minor destruction or vandalism.
From a race perspective, more than 1,900 incidents targeted Black people versus just 666 that were anti-white acts. More than 527 targeted Hispanics and Latinos.
Anti-religion crime hit the Jewish community the hardest, with 953 crimes targeting them. Muslims were the next most targeted group, the victims of 176 hate crimes.