All these threads about Islam made me think about the hate crimes stats. I found the 2006 US stats and I was amazed by the number of anti-Jewish offenses compared to other Religions. I can't believe anti-Semitism exists today in the US. It came in second place behind anti-black offenses. The FBI report says that out of 1750 racial victims during 2006, 1150 were Jewish, while 208 were Muslims. I would have thought that Muslims were number 1 after 9/11. There were 3332 anti-Black crimes reported the same year, 1443 anti-Homo, 29 anti-Heterosexual (lol), and 819 anti-Hispanic (not surprising).
Hate Crimes by Bias Motivation, 2006
I searched for stats in other countries but couldn't find any. If any of you find some pls post them.
Conclusion: according to the FBI anti-Semitism is a bigger problem than Islamophobia.
Hate Crimes by Bias Motivation, 2006
I searched for stats in other countries but couldn't find any. If any of you find some pls post them.
Conclusion: according to the FBI anti-Semitism is a bigger problem than Islamophobia.
Last edited by sergeriver (2008-02-07 05:02:59)