North Carolina
Hate crime cases up by nearly 75% in North Carolina
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Hate crimes proceed to rise in the US, however North Carolina particularly noticed a rise of about 75% between 2018 and 2020.
Hate crimes almost doubled in opposition to black or African-American individuals: from 45 in 2018 to 83 in 2020. This knowledge additionally has some gaps: the FBI’s statistics solely embody knowledge from 378 of 534 legislation enforcement businesses within the state. In whole, 140 hate crimes have been reported in 2018, and 185 have been reported in 2020.
Of the 11,129 hate crimes reported in 2020, 70% have been crimes in opposition to individuals and 28% have been crimes in opposition to property. You’ll be able to discover the total knowledge on the FBI’s web site.
In the event you consider or a sufferer or a witness of a hate crime, name 1-800-CALL-FBI. You too can submit a tip https://ideas.fbi.gov/.
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