Highlights There is no doubt that everyday criminality is far more serious in terms of injuries and fatalities than mass shootings. There seem to be…
View More Mass Shooters And Everyday Violent Criminals Have Much In CommonCategory: Hate Crimes
Hate Crimes Decline Per USDOJ
Observations We have multiple federal measures of hate crimes, one from the FBI reporting a 17 percent one year increase, and one from the US…
View More Hate Crimes Decline Per USDOJThe Jussie Smollett Decision Isn’t Unusual
Highlights Prosecutors defer and drop cases all the time. The Jussie Smollett decision is not unusual. 16 to 50 percent of federal crimes are declined from…
View More The Jussie Smollett Decision Isn’t UnusualHate Crimes Up? Some Clarification is Necessary
Observations We have multiple measures of hate crimes, one touting a 20 percent increase, and one from the US Department of Justice stating that…
View More Hate Crimes Up? Some Clarification is NecessaryHate Crimes Decline Per US Department of Justice
Subtitles Hate crime declined in the US. The rate of hate crime victimizations did not change significantly from 2004 to 2015. Most hate crimes involved…
View More Hate Crimes Decline Per US Department of JusticeA War on Muslims? A War on Cops?
Subtitles 2015 Hate Crime Statistics from the FBI What constitutes a war on cops? What constitutes a war on Muslims? Author By Leonard A. Sipes,…
View More A War on Muslims? A War on Cops?Orlando Nightclub Shooting Highlights Violence Against the Gay Community
Orlando Nightclub Shooting Highlights Violence Against the Gay Community What is known to be the worst mass shooting in American history, the gunman, identified as…
View More Orlando Nightclub Shooting Highlights Violence Against the Gay CommunityHate Crimes Down-Race, Religion and Orientation Lead
Editor’s note: The 2016 release of the Hate Crimes Statistics report, which will contain 2015 data, will feature even more information—expanded bias types in the…
View More Hate Crimes Down-Race, Religion and Orientation Lead7,000 hate crimes in 2013
The FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2013. The bias categories of gender (male and female) and gender identity (transgender and gender nonconforming) have been added…
View More 7,000 hate crimes in 2013