Crimes reported to the FBI involve those motivated by biases based on race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, and disability.
The victim of a hate crime may be an individual, a business, an institution, or society as a whole.
Law enforcement reports the number of offenders and, when possible, the apparent race of the offenders.
Law enforcement may specify one of 25 location designations, e.g., residences or homes, schools or colleges, parking lots or garages.
Includes data about hate crimes by state and agency.
Caution Against Ranking Read why FBI discourages ranking agencies on the sole basis of UCR data.
Additional Data Collections
Offense, arrest, and clearance data as well as law enforcement staffing information.
Data regarding felonious and accidental in-the-line-of-duty deaths, as well as assaults on officers.
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