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US hate crimes rise to highest level in 12 years, FBI data shows

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WASHINGTON - Hate crimes reported in the United States rose to the highest level in 12 years, with a notable increase in such crimes motivated by race, ethnicity and ancestry, and by gender identity, data from the FBI's annual hate crime statistics report shows.

A total of 7,759 hate crimes were reported in 2020, a 6.1% increase from the year prior and the highest level reported since 2008.

Hate crimes increased against both Black people and members of the Asian-American Pacific Islander community, the report shows.

The release of the FBI’s hate crime statistics data comes after a tumultuous year, which included a global pandemic that brought illness, death, lockdowns, and a devastated economy.

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