From 2005 to 2019, the median prison sentence for defendants sentenced to prison time for hate crimes under the Hate Crime Prevention Act in the United States was 71 months. On the other hand, the median prison sentence for defendants sentenced for fair housing hate crimes was 15 months.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (July 8, 2021). Median prison sentence for hate crimes in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250539/median-prison-sentence-hate-crimes-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Median prison sentence for hate crimes in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in months)." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250539/median-prison-sentence-hate-crimes-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Median prison sentence for hate crimes in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250539/median-prison-sentence-hate-crimes-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Median Prison Sentence for Hate Crimes in The United States from 2005 to 2019 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250539/median-prison-sentence-hate-crimes-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Median prison sentence for hate crimes in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250539/median-prison-sentence-hate-crimes-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Median prison sentence for hate crimes in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in months) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250539/median-prison-sentence-hate-crimes-us/