Written by Don Byrd
Via Religion Clause, hate crime statistics have been released by the FBI for 2011. They paint a troubling picture of religion-based animosity.
There were 6,216 single-bias incidents, of which 46.9 percent were motivated by a racial bias, 20.8 percent were motivated by a sexual orientation bias, 19.8 percent were motivated by a religious bias, and 11.6 percent were motivated by an ethnicity/national origin bias. Bias against a disability accounted for 0.9 percent of single-bias incidents.
…Most hate crime incidents (32.0 percent) occurred in or near homes. Eighteen percent took place on highways, roads, alleys, or streets; 9.3 percent happened at schools or colleges; 5.9 percent in parking lots or garages; and 4.4 percent in churches, synagogues, or temples.
The report tables provide more details:
A breakdown of the bias motivation of religious-biased offenses showed:
- 62.2 percent were anti-Jewish.
- 13.3 percent were anti-Islamic.
- 5.2 percent were anti-Catholic.
- 4.8 percent were anti-multiple religions, group.
- 3.7 percent were anti-Protestant.
- 0.3 percent were anti-Atheism/Agnosticism/etc.
- 10.5 percent were anti-other religion.
