Most of the victims, 64.5%, were targeted due to their race, ethnicity or ancestry.
Another 16% were targeted over their sexual orientation and 14% of cases involved religious bias, according to the FBI report.
Half of the religion cases targeted Jewish people, a finding that comes amid rising antisemitism, said Jill Garvey, chief of staff at the Western States Center. The data shortfall in the previous report released in December was largely due to changes in how police must report their data to the FBI. To ensure a more complete picture, agency officials went back and allowed large departments to report under the previous system.
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