Overview

• The FBI recorded 1,938 anti-Jewish incidents last year, the highest tally since federal tracking began and representing nearly 70% of all religion-based hate crimes.
• Total hate crime incidents fell by 1.5% to 11,679 in 2024, down from 11,862 in 2023.
• Race-based bias drove half of all hate crimes, with anti-Black offenses comprising 51% of the 7,043 reported race-motivated cases.
• Reported anti-Muslim hate crimes dropped to 228 incidents and anti-LGBTQ+ cases fell to 2,390, marking year-over-year declines in both categories.
• Advocates and legislators are pressing Congress to approve the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act to close reporting gaps and bolster nationwide hate crime data collection.