Hate crimes in the deep south are mostly race related. As a whole, southern states may be slightly more racist than the rest of the country, according to some measure; its residents search for racist terms on Google more frequently than the national average (Willens). It is estimated that about 293,800 nonfatal violent and property hate crimes occur in the United States yearly, with an estimated 60% not reported to the police. Out of the hate crimes not reported it is estimated that about 52%was race biased, 21% were sexuality biased, and seventeen percent was religion biased. Hate crime and the toxic ideology spreads by groups that traffic in the language of racial prejudice (Brunker). Most people spread hate crimes through the race because the majority of hate groups and hate-motivated people are race biased. Out of the 784 active hate groups reported in 2014, 584 were race related.’’There are no data on hate crimes committed by members of active hate groups, but many experts say that "lone wolf" sympathizers influenced by the group's messages pose a bigger threat ( Bunker). Meaning hate groups are vocally spreading their beliefs and methods oppose to committing violence themselves. The majority are …show more content…
According to Candace Nichols of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, ‘’ Of all hate crimes reported in the proportion committed against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals rose to 16.6 percent, also the highest level in five years, gay men and lesbians have consistently been the third most frequent target of hate violence over the past decade’’ (Hate). Hate crimes based on sexual orientation are not declining. Looking at the report by demographics, LGBT people of color were 1.82 times as likely to experience physical violence compared to White LGBT people. Gay men were 1.56 times as likely to get attacked compared to other LGBT and victims report. The report also found that transgender people were 1.67 times as likely to experience threats and intimidation compared to LGBT non-transgender victims. Marriage equality legislation has contributed to violence against the LGBT community. When France legalized same-sex marriage in 2013, it sparked a reported 30% increase in attacks. The most likely group to be attacked or be a victim of a hate crime are gay people. Of hate, 61% of sexuality hate attacks were against gay men, 14% against lesbians, 2% against heterosexuals and 1% against bisexuals, while attacks against LGBT people at large