FBI: 64 anti-Catholic hate crimes in 2014
November 17, 2015
A total of 70 people were victims of 64 hate crimes motivated by anti-Catholic bias in the US in 2014, according to a report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on November 16.
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The report, which lists crimes motivated by the victim’s race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, gender, and gender identity, found that there were 609 anti-Jewish, 154 anti-Muslim, and 25 anti-Protestant hate crimes committed during the same year.
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Further information:
- Latest Hate Crime Statistics Available (FBI)
- Incidents, Offenses, Victims, and Known Offenders by Bias Motivation, 2014 (FBI)
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Nov. 18, 2015 9:14 PM ET USA
I would like the FBI to publish a list of the Catholic hospitals, crisis pregnancy centers, adoption agencies, and schools that have been forced to close because of the anti-Catholic tax laws enacted by Republicans and Democrats during the last 5 years. Seems like religious persecution to me.
