The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/hate-crimes/)
Nearly 2,000 hate crimes have been referred to U.S. attorneys since 2009, but just 15 percent have resulted in prosecutions, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. So far, in 2019, just 17 cases—of 99 referrals under the five hate crime statutes on federal books—have been prosecuted.
Conor Climo, 23, wanted to firebomb a synagogue followed by a “light infantry weapon attack.” He was arrested as authorities found a cache of materials that could have been used to make explosives.
Under fire for downplaying white supremacist violence and for targeting “black identity extremism,” the FBI now says “racially motivated violent extremism” covers all bases neutrally and signals the bureau’s intent to counter it.
James Fields Jr., a white supremacist who rammed his car into counter-protesters of a Charlottesville, Va., “Unite the Right” rally in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens of others, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release.
A new report from the Pew Research Center found that 78 percent of Americans believe aggressive rhetoric from elected officials makes violence against targeted groups more likely.
The families of the slain students have repeatedly pressed for a hate crime designation, to no avail.
A man charged with fatally shooting three people and wounding two others at a Detroit home targeted them because they were part of the LGBTQ community, Detroit prosecutor Kym Worthy said on Friday.
Overall attacks that also include vandalism and harassment remained near record-high levels, reports the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in an annual report released three days after a gunman opened fire at a Southern California synagogue.
The website, where like-minded users with various interests interact with each other, particularly appeals to people who feel pushed off mainstream social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
John T. Ernest, 19, is also charged with arson in an early morning fire at an Escondido mosque last month.