United States Hate Crime Offenses By Crime Type in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 12,569 Hate Crime Offenses in the US. Intimidation was the highest type of hate crime committed (4,442), and constituted 35.34% of the total number of offenses. The second highest hate crime offense committed was Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property (2,818), constituting 22.42% of the total. The third highest hate crime offense commited was Simple Assault (2,364), constituting 18.81% 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 | 4442 | 35.34 |
| Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property | 2818 | 22.42 |
| Simple Assault | 2364 | 18.81 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1514 | 12.05 |
| All Other Larceny | 267 | 2.12 |
| Burglary/Breaking & Entering | 174 | 1.38 |
| Robbery | 167 | 1.33 |
| Drug/Narcotic Violations | 122 | 0.97 |
| Arson | 97 | 0.77 |
| Weapon Law Violations | 68 | 0.54 |
| Drug Equipment Violations | 58 | 0.46 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 50 | 0.40 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle | 45 | 0.36 |
| Shoplifting | 43 | 0.34 |
| Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 43 | 0.34 |
| Not Specified | 35 | 0.28 |
| Theft From Building | 35 | 0.28 |
| False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game | 30 | 0.24 |
| Criminal Sexual Contact | 26 | 0.21 |
| Pornography/Obscene Material | 19 | 0.15 |
| Identity Theft | 17 | 0.14 |
| Impersonation | 16 | 0.13 |
| Rape | 16 | 0.13 |
| Kidnapping/Abduction | 15 | 0.12 |
| Counterfeiting/Forgery | 12 | 0.10 |
| Stolen Property Offenses | 11 | 0.09 |
| Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud | 10 | 0.08 |
| Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories | 10 | 0.08 |
| Sodomy | 8 | 0.06 |
| Extortion/Blackmail | 6 | 0.05 |
| Hacking/Computer Invasion | 6 | 0.05 |
| Sexual Assault With An Object | 5 | 0.04 |
| Animal Cruelty | 4 | 0.03 |
| Welfare Fraud | 4 | 0.03 |
| Statutory Rape | 2 | 0.02 |
| Pocket-picking | 2 | 0.02 |
| Purse-snatching | 2 | 0.02 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 2 | 0.02 |
| Incest | 1 | 0.01 |
| Prostitution | 1 | 0.01 |
| Wire Fraud | 1 | 0.01 |
| Assisting or Promoting Prostitution | 1 | 0.01 |