FBI: 67 hate crimes against Catholics in 2011

December 13, 2012

67 hate crimes were committed against Catholics in the US in 2011, according to a report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The report, which lists crimes motivated by the victim’s race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability, stated that there were 771 anti-Jewish, 157 anti-Islamic, and 44 anti-Protestant hate crimes committed during the same year.

 

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Further information:

• Hate Crimes Accounting: Annual Report Released (FBI)
• Table 1 (FBI)
• Jennifer Rubin: Hate-crime incidents down (Washington Post)