In 2021, there were 250 victims of anti-homosexuality hate crimes of simple assault in the United States, the most common form of anti-homosexuality hate crimes in that year. There were also 243 victims of intimidation and 121 victims of aggravated assault.
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Figures are a sum of crimes against people who identify as gay (male) or lesbian. It does not include anti-bisexual crimes, or hate crimes against a mixed groups of persons motivated by sexual orientation.
The term victim may refer to an individual, business/financial institution, government entity, religious organization, or society/public as a whole.
*The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using only the revised Uniform Crime Reporting definition of rape.
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FBI. (October 5, 2022). Number of victims of hate crimes against gay or lesbian people in the United States in 2021, by crime type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737922/number-of-anti-homosexuality-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-crime-type/
FBI. "Number of victims of hate crimes against gay or lesbian people in the United States in 2021, by crime type." Chart. October 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737922/number-of-anti-homosexuality-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-crime-type/
FBI. (2022). Number of victims of hate crimes against gay or lesbian people in the United States in 2021, by crime type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737922/number-of-anti-homosexuality-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-crime-type/
FBI. "Number of Victims of Hate Crimes against Gay or Lesbian People in The United States in 2021, by Crime Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737922/number-of-anti-homosexuality-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-crime-type/
FBI, Number of victims of hate crimes against gay or lesbian people in the United States in 2021, by crime type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737922/number-of-anti-homosexuality-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-crime-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of victims of hate crimes against gay or lesbian people in the United States in 2021, by crime type [Graph], FBI, October 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/737922/number-of-anti-homosexuality-hate-crime-victims-in-the-us-by-crime-type/