Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Reported hate crimes dropped slightly in the U.S. last year, and almost half the cases involved race, the Guardian reports.
The FBI statistics show reported hate crimes fell from 6,222 in 2011 to 5,796 in 2012.
“The numbers show that we as a nation still have a way to go toward alleviating these crimes that have such a devastating impact on communities,” the agency said in a note accompanying the statistics.
Following race, the top motives for hate crimes were sexual orientation and religion.
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