From 0a0d9bee60c9eced3df05211cfc4b5d4153349da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nate B <43703496+NB419@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 00:27:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Create hate_crime.md --- terrorism_and_extremism/hate_crime.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 terrorism_and_extremism/hate_crime.md diff --git a/terrorism_and_extremism/hate_crime.md b/terrorism_and_extremism/hate_crime.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3e30cc2 --- /dev/null +++ b/terrorism_and_extremism/hate_crime.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +## Hate Crime + +#### The prevalence of hate crime is growing at increasing rates, especially those crimes with a racial bias, and especially coincide with violent or reactionary rhetoric. + + + +* [PolitiFact: Xu 19](https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2019/apr/03/hate-crimes-are-increasingly-reported-us/) + * The aftermath of the 2016 election (2016-17) saw an increase in **religious and ethnicity-based hate crime** + * The spike also corresponded with the election month of November + + + + + +* [Washington Post: Feinberg et al. 19](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/22/trumps-rhetoric-does-inspire-more-hate-crimes/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.45ef25d07a15#click=https://t.co/bYXsN60xzH) [(non-paywall)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i_SLbLmQWVJoyVjE-w_5ZoyneX0FQOC-/view?usp=sharing) [(also cited here)](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-rally-hate-crimes-study-maga-2019-3) + * Counties that had hosted a 2016 Trump campaign rally saw a **226 percent increase** in reported **hate crimes** over comparable counties that did not host such a rally. + * “A considerable number of these reported hate crimes reference Trump,” which suggests a connection between rhetoric and the incitation of violence +* Here’s a further breakdown of hate crimes: + * [Center for Strategic and International Studies: Cordesman 17](https://www.csis.org/analysis/terrorism-and-hate-crimes-dealing-all-threats-extremism) + + + + + +* [ADL 18](https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/white-supremacist-propaganda-on-us-college-campuses-rises-77-percent-over-past) + * White supremacist groups continued to escalate their propaganda campaign targeting U.S. college campuses, with incidents **increasing by 77%** during the 2017-2018 academic year + * _“White supremacists’ propaganda campaign continues to accelerate, both on and off campus, online and on the ground”_