According to a poll conducted in March 2021 in the United States, 39 percent of respondents said that hate crimes in their town over the past 12 months are at about the same level as compared to 10 years ago. In the same survey, 17 percent of respondents said that hate crimes were at a somewhat higher level in their town then they were 10 years ago.
In the town or city in which you live, do you think crimes motivated by hatred over the past 12 months are higher or lower compared to ten years ago?
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YouGov. (March 24, 2021). In the town or city in which you live, do you think crimes motivated by hatred over the past 12 months are higher or lower compared to ten years ago? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224801/hate-crimes-perceived-frequency-levels-us/
YouGov. "In the town or city in which you live, do you think crimes motivated by hatred over the past 12 months are higher or lower compared to ten years ago?." Chart. March 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224801/hate-crimes-perceived-frequency-levels-us/
YouGov. (2021). In the town or city in which you live, do you think crimes motivated by hatred over the past 12 months are higher or lower compared to ten years ago?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224801/hate-crimes-perceived-frequency-levels-us/
YouGov. "In The Town or City in Which You Live, Do You Think Crimes Motivated by Hatred over The past 12 Months Are Higher or Lower Compared to Ten Years Ago?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224801/hate-crimes-perceived-frequency-levels-us/
YouGov, In the town or city in which you live, do you think crimes motivated by hatred over the past 12 months are higher or lower compared to ten years ago? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224801/hate-crimes-perceived-frequency-levels-us/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
In the town or city in which you live, do you think crimes motivated by hatred over the past 12 months are higher or lower compared to ten years ago? [Graph], YouGov, March 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224801/hate-crimes-perceived-frequency-levels-us/
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