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HATE CRIMES
In 2000, 8,154 hate crime incidents
were reported to the police. 65% of hate motivated offenses were against
persons, 34% were against property, and 0.6% were against society.24
Of the hate crimes against persons, intimidation accounted
for 55%, while simple assault and aggravated assault accounted for 27% and
17%, respectively.3
Of all hate crimes
in 2000, 54% were motivated by race, 18% by religion, 16% by sexual
orientation, 11% by ethnicity, 0.4% by disability, and 8 incidents had
multiple biases.24
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