Why did the FBI undercount antisemitic hate crimes?

Posted by melissa braunstein on December 22, 2022 · Leave a Comment 

In a typical year, the numbers are the story: Jews are about 2% of Americans but have topped the FBI’s religiously motivated hate crime category “since 1991, often registering between 9-13% of overall hate [crime] totals.” This year, though, the story is why the FBI’s data so undercounted antisemitic hate crimes that Congress wants revised statistics. Last week, … Continue reading →

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