FBI’s Hate Crimes Stats Inaccurate Because So Many Police Departments Fail to Participate
By Allan Lengel The FBI reported more than 7,000 hate crimes in the U.S. in 2021, but that was far from the real story. With fewer police departments reporting those crimes, the numbers are woefully inaccurate. USA Today reports that there are more than 18,000 police departments in the nation, but only 65 percent reported…