United States Hate Crime Offenses By Crime Type in 2016
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, there were 8,015 Hate Crime Offenses in the US. Intimidation was the highest type of hate crime committed (2,182), and constituted 27.22% of the total number of offenses. The second highest hate crime offense committed was Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property (2,176), constituting 27.15% of the total. The third highest hate crime offense commited was Simple Assault (1,758), constituting 21.93% of the total.
The chart below shows the percentages of the total offenses for the top 10 hate crime offenses committed. The table below shows the number and percentages, for all the different types of hate crime offenses committed.
NB: Hate Crimes are criminal offenses that were motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender's bias against the victim's race/ethnicity/ancestry, gender, gender identity, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, and were committed against persons, property, or society.
| Crime Type | Number of Offenses | Percent of Total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Intimidation | 2182 | 27.22 |
| Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property | 2176 | 27.15 |
| Simple Assault | 1758 | 21.93 |
| Aggravated Assault | 933 | 11.64 |
| Robbery | 180 | 2.25 |
| Burglary/Breaking & Entering | 157 | 1.96 |
| All Other Larceny | 103 | 1.29 |
| Arson | 72 | 0.90 |
| Drug/Narcotic Violations | 49 | 0.61 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle | 46 | 0.57 |
| Not Specified | 42 | 0.52 |
| Shoplifting | 41 | 0.51 |
| Weapon Law Violations | 34 | 0.42 |
| Theft From Building | 32 | 0.40 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 25 | 0.31 |
| Drug Equipment Violations | 22 | 0.27 |
| Kidnapping/Abduction | 21 | 0.26 |
| Rape | 20 | 0.25 |
| Stolen Property Offenses | 19 | 0.24 |
| Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 17 | 0.21 |
| Impersonation | 14 | 0.18 |
| False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game | 13 | 0.16 |
| Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud | 11 | 0.14 |
| Counterfeiting/Forgery | 10 | 0.13 |
| Sodomy | 9 | 0.11 |
| Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories | 9 | 0.11 |
| Criminal Sexual Contact | 7 | 0.09 |
| Identity Theft | 3 | 0.04 |
| Sexual Assault With An Object | 3 | 0.04 |
| Embezzlement | 2 | 0.03 |
| Pornography/Obscene Material | 2 | 0.03 |
| Pocket-picking | 1 | 0.01 |
| Statutory Rape | 1 | 0.01 |
| Extortion/Blackmail | 1 | 0.01 |
