The FBI on Monday published new figures supplementing an incomplete hate crimes report released three months ago, finding that hate crimes increased by 11.6 percent in 2021, CBS News reports.
The delay came in part due to slow participation from local law enforcement agencies, with cities including the NYPD and LAPD not even kicking in at all for unclear reasons, but of the 14,000 departments that did participate, a clear increase was found over 2020. Of the crimes examined, 65 percent were racially motivated, 16 percent were sexual orientation-related, and 14 percent religious. The five most targeted groups were Blacks, Whites, gay men, Jews, and Asians.