Mastodon
RNS logo

FBI Tallies Incidents of Religious Bias

Adelle M. Banks

The FBI has released its 2006 hate crime statistics and tells us that religious bias was a factor in nearly 1,600 offenses reported by law enforcement officials. Here’s what they found:

– 64.3 percent were anti-Jewish.

– 12.0 percent were anti-Islamic.


– 8.8 percent were anti-other religion.

– 5.5 percent were anti-multiple religions (groups of individuals of varying religions).

– 5.1 percent were anti-Catholic.

– 3.9 percent were anti-Protestant.

– 0.5 percent were anti-atheism/agnosticism.

No paywalls here. Thanks to you.
As an independent nonprofit, RNS believes everyone should have access to coverage of religion that is fair, thoughtful and inclusive. That's why you will never hit a paywall on our site; you can read all the stories and columns you want, free of charge (and we hope you read a lot of them!)

But, of course, producing this journalism carries a high cost, to support the reporters, editors, columnists, and the behind-the-scenes staff that keep this site up and running. That's why we ask that if you can, you consider becoming one of our donors. Any amount helps, and because we're a nonprofit, all of it goes to support our mission: To produce thoughtful, factual coverage of religion that helps you better understand the world. Thank you for reading and supporting RNS.
Deborah Caldwell, CEO and Publisher
Donate today