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BBC NewsFBI details US hate crimes rise Calls have grown for greater action against hate crimes More than 7,700 hate crimes were committed in the US last year, a rise of more than 7%, the FBI has reported. More than half of the victims were attacked because of their race, while 19% were targeted because of their religion, the annual report said.
However, there were wide discrepancies, with northern states reporting far more hate crimes than the southern states, despite the South's racial history. Black activists say the real figure is higher, with many incidents unreported.
The FBI's report details incidents of hate crimes where people were attacked because of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability. More than half of the incidents were motivated by racial prejudice, with two-thirds of victims being black and one in five white.
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Louisiana reported 22 hate crimes, Alabama one, and Mississippi none, while California reported 1,297 and New Jersey 759.
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