Location Type
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Reporting agencies may specify the location of a hate crime incident as one of 25 location designations. Information regarding the location of hate crimes indicated that:
- 30.0 percent of the 7,163 reported hate crime incidents occurred in or near residences or homes.
- 18.3 percent occurred on highways, roads, alleys, or streets.
- 13.5 percent happened at schools or colleges.
- 6.6 percent took place in parking lots or garages.
- 4.3 percent occurred in churches, synagogues, or temples.
- 0.2 percent occurred at multiple locations.
- 17.3 percent took place in various other locations (e.g., restaurants or public buildings).
- 9.8 percent took place in unspecified or unknown locations.
(Based on Table 10.)
Location by Bias Motivation
Racial Bias
Of the 3,919 racially biased hate crime incidents:
- 31.0 percent occurred in or near residences or homes.
- 19.9 percent occurred on highways, roads, alleys, or streets.
- 13.2 percent occurred at schools or colleges.
- 6.7 percent occurred in parking lots or garages.
- 19.8 percent occurred at various other or multiple locations.
- 9.3 percent occurred in unspecified or unknown locations.
(Based on Table 10.)
Religious Bias
Law enforcement agencies reported that 1,227 hate crime incidents were motivated by a bias against the victim’s religion. Of these:
- 25.5 percent took place in or near homes or residences.
- 18.2 percent occurred in churches, synagogues, or temples.
- 17.0 percent happened at schools or colleges.
- 7.6 percent occurred on highway, roads, alleys, or streets.
- 3.7 percent occurred in parking lots or garages.
- 12.5 percent of incidents happened at various other or multiple locations.
- 15.6 percent occurred in unspecified or unknown locations.
(Based on Table 10.)
Sexual-Orientation Bias
Of the 1,017 hate crime incidents stemming from a sexual-orientation bias in 2005:
- 32.3 percent occurred in or near residences or homes.
- 25.0 percent happened on highways, roads, alleys, or streets.
- 12.1 percent occurred at schools or colleges.
- 6.8 percent occurred in parking lots or garages.
- 16.5 percent occurred in various other or multiple locations.
- 7.4 percent occurred in unspecified or unknown locations.
(Based on Table 10.)
Ethnicity/National Origin Bias
There were 944 hate crime incidents in 2005 motivated by an anti-ethnicity/national origin bias. Of these:
- 28.6 percent occurred in or near residences or homes.
- 19.4 percent happened on highways, roads, alleys, or streets.
- 12.0 percent occurred at schools or colleges.
- 9.4 percent happened in parking lots or garages.
- 24.2 percent occurred in various other or multiple locations.
- 6.5 percent occurred in unspecified or unknown locations.
(Based on Table 10.)
Disability Bias
Fifty-three incidents were prompted by an anti-disability bias. Of these:
- 21 incidents occurred in or near homes or residences.
- 6 occurred on highways, roads, alleys, or streets.
- 7 occurred in unspecified or unknown locations.
- 19 incidents took place at various other locations.
(See Table 10.)
Multiple-Bias Incidents
Three multiple-bias hate crime incidents occurred in 2005:
- 2 happened in multiple locations.
- 1 occurred at a school or college.
(See Table 10.)
If you have questions about these data
Contact the Communications Unit of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division via e-mail at cjis_comm@leo.gov or by telephone at (304) 625-4995.