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What the latest FBI data do and do not tell us about hate crimes in the US

  • Written by Sophie Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
imageMost U.S. law enforcement agencies didn't report any hate crimes to the FBI in 2016. carl ballou/shutterstock.com

This November, the FBI released its annual report of hate crimes for 2016, showing that in Trump’s America, Muslims experience a greater risk of violence.

The FBI defines hate crimes as “a traditional offense like murder,...

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