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Many hate crimes never make it into the FBI's database

  • Written by Sophie Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
A small memorial for Srinivas Kuchibhotla outside Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kansas.AP Photo/Orlin Wagner

The FBI’s latest numbers showed a 17 percent increase in reported hate crimes in 2017.

But what does this actually say about the actual number of hate crimes occurring in the U.S.? Not much.

The Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990...

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