Hate Crimes Reported in NIBRS, 1997-99
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RELEASES 1997 TO 1999 HATE CRIME STATISTICS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Almost 3,000 of the approximately 5.4 million criminal victimizations reported to police from 1997 through 1999 in more than a dozen states were considered to be hate crimes, according to a new study published today by the Justice Department's Bureau...