What is a Hate Crime?
“Hate crimes” are defined as crimes that are hostile, targeting a person merely as a result of his or her disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
And they are on the rise.
Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade last year, according to an FBI report.
Hate crimes have been increasing in the U.S.
