FBI reports hate crimes up by 17 percent in 2017 nationwide, increasing for 3rd consecutive year

Hate crimes nationwide sharply increased by 17 percent in 2017, according to an FBI report, marking the third consecutive year such incidents fueled by prejudice have risen in an environment of political polarization.
This year also saw the biggest annual increase in hate crimes in more than a decade, and the largest since the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Of the 7,106 hate crimes reported by more than 16,000 law enforcement agencies around the country, a majority of victims, 59.6 percent, were targe