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| | In July 2007, [[Ted Kennedy]] bypassed a committee vote and attached hate crimes legislation to a massive defense appropriation bill requested by the President, in an effort to compel him to sign the hate crimes legislation.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56702 Kennedy cramming hate crimes into defense bill] 'Shameless attempt to push [[homosexual agenda]] ... by exploiting soldiers', Bob Unruh, ''WorldNetDaily.com'', July 17, 2007.</ref> | | In July 2007, [[Ted Kennedy]] bypassed a committee vote and attached hate crimes legislation to a massive defense appropriation bill requested by the President, in an effort to compel him to sign the hate crimes legislation.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56702 Kennedy cramming hate crimes into defense bill] 'Shameless attempt to push [[homosexual agenda]] ... by exploiting soldiers', Bob Unruh, ''WorldNetDaily.com'', July 17, 2007.</ref> |
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| − | == Hate crimes in the United States against atheists/agnostics are very low in number == | + | == Hate crime statistics == |
| | + | Here are the hate crime statistics reported by the US Department of Justice for 2015:<ref>https://ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/2015/tables-and-data-declarations/1tabledatadecpdf</ref> |
| | + | <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> |
| | + | |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell30"> |
| | + | <i>Bias motivation </i></th> |
| | + | <th id="cell31"> |
| | + | <i>Incidents </i></th> |
| | + | <th id="cell32"> |
| | + | <i>Offenses </i></th> |
| | + | <th id="cell33"> |
| | + | <i>Victims</i><i><sup>1</sup></i></th> |
| | + | <th id="cell34"> |
| | + | <i>Known<br>offenders </i><i><sup>2</sup></i></th> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell40" > |
| | + | <b>Total</b></th> |
| | + | <td id="cell41" > |
| | + | 5,850</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell42"> |
| | + | 6,885</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell43" headers="cell40"> |
| | + | 7,173</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell44" headers="cell40"> |
| | + | 5,493</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell50" > |
| | + | <b>Single-Bias Incidents</b></th> |
| | + | <td id="cell51" > |
| | + | 5,818</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell52" > |
| | + | 6,837</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell53" > |
| | + | 7,121</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell54" headers="cell50"> |
| | + | 5,475</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell60" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> |
| | + | <b>Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry:</b></th> |
| | + | <td id="cell61" headers="cell60"> |
| | + | 3,310</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell62" headers="cell60"> |
| | + | 4,029</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell63" headers="cell60"> |
| | + | 4,216</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell64" headers="cell60"> |
| | + | 3,196</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell70"> |
| | + | Anti-White</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell71" headers="cell70"> |
| | + | 613</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell72" headers="cell70"> |
| | + | 734</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell73" headers="cell70"> |
| | + | 789</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell74" headers="cell70"> |
| | + | 681</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell80"> |
| | + | Anti-Black or African American</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell81" headers="cell80"> |
| | + | 1,745</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell82" headers="cell80"> |
| | + | 2,125</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell83" headers="cell80"> |
| | + | 2,201</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell84" headers="cell80"> |
| | + | 1,605</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell90"> |
| | + | Anti-American Indian or Alaska Native</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell91" headers="cell90"> |
| | + | 131</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell92" headers="cell90"> |
| | + | 137</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell93" headers="cell90"> |
| | + | 141</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell94" headers="cell90"> |
| | + | 113</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell100"> |
| | + | Anti-Asian</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell101" headers="cell100"> |
| | + | 111</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell102" headers="cell100"> |
| | + | 132</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell103" headers="cell100"> |
| | + | 136</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell104" headers="cell100"> |
| | + | 108</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell110"> |
| | + | Anti-Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell111" headers="cell110"> |
| | + | 4</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell112" headers="cell110"> |
| | + | 6</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell113" headers="cell110"> |
| | + | 6</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell114" headers="cell110"> |
| | + | 3</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell120"> |
| | + | Anti-Multiple Races, Group</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell121" headers="cell120"> |
| | + | 113</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell122" headers="cell120"> |
| | + | 138</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell123" headers="cell120"> |
| | + | 160</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell124" headers="cell120"> |
| | + | 83</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell130"> |
| | + | Anti-Arab</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell131" headers="cell130"> |
| | + | 37</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell132" headers="cell130"> |
| | + | 47</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell133" headers="cell130"> |
| | + | 48</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell134" headers="cell130"> |
| | + | 35</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell140"> |
| | + | Anti-Hispanic or Latino</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell141" headers="cell140"> |
| | + | 299</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell142" headers="cell140"> |
| | + | 379</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell143" headers="cell140"> |
| | + | 392</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell144" headers="cell140"> |
| | + | 325</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell150"> |
| | + | Anti-Other Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell151" headers="cell150"> |
| | + | 257</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell152" headers="cell150"> |
| | + | 331</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell153" headers="cell150"> |
| | + | 343</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell154" headers="cell150"> |
| | + | 243</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell160" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> |
| | + | <b>Religion:</b></th> |
| | + | <td id="cell161" headers="cell160"> |
| | + | 1,244</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell162" headers="cell160"> |
| | + | 1,354</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell163" headers="cell160"> |
| | + | 1,402</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell164" headers="cell160"> |
| | + | 809</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell170"> |
| | + | Anti-Jewish</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell171" headers="cell170"> |
| | + | 664</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell172" headers="cell170"> |
| | + | 695</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell173" headers="cell170"> |
| | + | 731</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell174" headers="cell170"> |
| | + | 387</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell180"> |
| | + | Anti-Catholic</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell181" headers="cell180"> |
| | + | 53</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell182" headers="cell180"> |
| | + | 59</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell183" headers="cell180"> |
| | + | 60</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell184" headers="cell180"> |
| | + | 29</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell190"> |
| | + | Anti-Protestant</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell191" headers="cell190"> |
| | + | 37</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell192" headers="cell190"> |
| | + | 47</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell193" headers="cell190"> |
| | + | 48</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell194" headers="cell190"> |
| | + | 18</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell200"> |
| | + | Anti-Islamic (Muslim)</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell201" headers="cell200"> |
| | + | 257</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell202" headers="cell200"> |
| | + | 301</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell203" headers="cell200"> |
| | + | 307</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell204" headers="cell200"> |
| | + | 228</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell210"> |
| | + | Anti-Other Religion</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell211" headers="cell210"> |
| | + | 96</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell212" headers="cell210"> |
| | + | 104</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell213" headers="cell210"> |
| | + | 107</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell214" headers="cell210"> |
| | + | 53</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell220"> |
| | + | Anti-Multiple Religions, Group</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell221" headers="cell220"> |
| | + | 51</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell222" headers="cell220"> |
| | + | 57</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell223" headers="cell220"> |
| | + | 58</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell224" headers="cell220"> |
| | + | 30</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell230"> |
| | + | Anti-Mormon</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell231" headers="cell230"> |
| | + | 8</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell232" headers="cell230"> |
| | + | 8</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell233" headers="cell230"> |
| | + | 8</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell234" headers="cell230"> |
| | + | 6</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell240"> |
| | + | Anti-Jehovah's Witness</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell241" headers="cell240"> |
| | + | 1</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell242" headers="cell240"> |
| | + | 1</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell243" headers="cell240"> |
| | + | 1</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell244" headers="cell240"> |
| | + | 0</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell250"> |
| | + | Anti-Eastern Orthodox (Russian, Greek, Other)</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell251" headers="cell250"> |
| | + | 48</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell252" headers="cell250"> |
| | + | 50</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell253" headers="cell250"> |
| | + | 50</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell254" headers="cell250"> |
| | + | 36</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell260"> |
| | + | Anti-Other Christian</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell261" headers="cell260"> |
| | + | 15</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell262" headers="cell260"> |
| | + | 18</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell263" headers="cell260"> |
| | + | 18</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell264" headers="cell260"> |
| | + | 15</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell270"> |
| | + | Anti-Buddhist</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell271" headers="cell270"> |
| | + | 1</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell272" headers="cell270"> |
| | + | 1</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell273" headers="cell270"> |
| | + | 1</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell274" headers="cell270"> |
| | + | 1</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell280"> |
| | + | Anti-Hindu</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell281" headers="cell280"> |
| | + | 5</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell282" headers="cell280"> |
| | + | 5</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell283" headers="cell280"> |
| | + | 5</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell284" headers="cell280"> |
| | + | 2</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell290"> |
| | + | Anti-Sikh</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell291" headers="cell290"> |
| | + | 6</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell292" headers="cell290"> |
| | + | 6</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell293" headers="cell290"> |
| | + | 6</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell294" headers="cell290"> |
| | + | 4</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell300"> |
| | + | Anti-Atheism/Agnosticism/etc.</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell301" headers="cell300"> |
| | + | 2</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell302" headers="cell300"> |
| | + | 2</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell303" headers="cell300"> |
| | + | 2</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell304" headers="cell300"> |
| | + | 0</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell310" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> |
| | + | <b>Sexual Orientation:</b></th> |
| | + | <td id="cell311" headers="cell310"> |
| | + | 1,053</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell312" headers="cell310"> |
| | + | 1,219</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell313" headers="cell310"> |
| | + | 1,263</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell314" headers="cell310"> |
| | + | 1,221</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell320"> |
| | + | Anti-Gay (Male)</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell321" headers="cell320"> |
| | + | 664</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell322" headers="cell320"> |
| | + | 758</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell323" headers="cell320"> |
| | + | 786</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell324" headers="cell320"> |
| | + | 803</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell330"> |
| | + | Anti-Lesbian</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell331" headers="cell330"> |
| | + | 136</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell332" headers="cell330"> |
| | + | 168</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell333" headers="cell330"> |
| | + | 170</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell334" headers="cell330"> |
| | + | 142</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell340"> |
| | + | Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (Mixed Group)</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell341" headers="cell340"> |
| | + | 203</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell342" headers="cell340"> |
| | + | 235</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell343" headers="cell340"> |
| | + | 248</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell344" headers="cell340"> |
| | + | 218</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell350"> |
| | + | Anti-Heterosexual</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell351" headers="cell350"> |
| | + | 19</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell352" headers="cell350"> |
| | + | 23</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell353" headers="cell350"> |
| | + | 24</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell354" headers="cell350"> |
| | + | 19</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell360"> |
| | + | Anti-Bisexual</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell361" headers="cell360"> |
| | + | 31</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell362" headers="cell360"> |
| | + | 35</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell363" headers="cell360"> |
| | + | 35</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell364" headers="cell360"> |
| | + | 39</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell370" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> |
| | + | <b>Disability:</b></th> |
| | + | <td id="cell371" headers="cell370"> |
| | + | 74</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell372" headers="cell370"> |
| | + | 88</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell373" headers="cell370"> |
| | + | 88</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell374" headers="cell370"> |
| | + | 73</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell380"> |
| | + | Anti-Physical</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell381" headers="cell380"> |
| | + | 43</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell382" headers="cell380"> |
| | + | 52</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell383" headers="cell380"> |
| | + | 52</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell384" headers="cell380"> |
| | + | 40</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell390"> |
| | + | Anti-Mental</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell391" headers="cell390"> |
| | + | 31</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell392" headers="cell390"> |
| | + | 36</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell393" headers="cell390"> |
| | + | 36</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell394" headers="cell390"> |
| | + | 33</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell400" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> |
| | + | <b>Gender:</b></th> |
| | + | <td id="cell401" headers="cell400"> |
| | + | 23</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell402" headers="cell400"> |
| | + | 29</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell403" headers="cell400"> |
| | + | 30</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell404" headers="cell400"> |
| | + | 19</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell410"> |
| | + | Anti-Male</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell411" headers="cell410"> |
| | + | 7</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell412" headers="cell410"> |
| | + | 8</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell413" headers="cell410"> |
| | + | 8</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell414" headers="cell410"> |
| | + | 6</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell420"> |
| | + | Anti-Female</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell421" headers="cell420"> |
| | + | 16</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell422" headers="cell420"> |
| | + | 21</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell423" headers="cell420"> |
| | + | 22</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell424" headers="cell420"> |
| | + | 13</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell430" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> |
| | + | <b>Gender Identity:</b></th> |
| | + | <td id="cell431" headers="cell430"> |
| | + | 114</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell432" headers="cell430"> |
| | + | 118</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell433" headers="cell430"> |
| | + | 122</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell434" headers="cell430"> |
| | + | 157</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell440"> |
| | + | Anti-Transgender</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell441" headers="cell440"> |
| | + | 73</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell442" headers="cell440"> |
| | + | 75</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell443" headers="cell440"> |
| | + | 76</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell444" headers="cell440"> |
| | + | 114</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell450"> |
| | + | Anti-Gender Non-Conforming</th> |
| | + | <td id="cell451" headers="cell450"> |
| | + | 41</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell452" headers="cell450"> |
| | + | 43</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell453" headers="cell450"> |
| | + | 46</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell454" headers="cell450"> |
| | + | 43</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | <tr> |
| | + | <th id="cell460" class=" bold valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> |
| | + | <b>Multiple-Bias Incidents</b><sup><b>3</b></sup></th> |
| | + | <td id="cell461" headers="cell460"> |
| | + | 32</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell462" headers="cell460"> |
| | + | 48</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell463" headers="cell460"> |
| | + | 52</td> |
| | + | <td id="cell464" headers="cell460"> |
| | + | 18</td> |
| | + | </tr> |
| | + | </table> |
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| | According to a 2007 Pew Forum survey, about 4% of Americans are [[Atheism|atheists]]/[[agnosticism|agnostics]].<ref>[http://religions.pewforum.org/reports Pew Forum Religious Landscape Survey - Key findings]</ref> A 2008 [[Gallup poll]] showed that 6% of the U.S. population believed that no god or universal spirit exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/109108/belief-god-far-lower-western-us.aspx |title=Belief in God Far Lower in Western U.S |publisher=Gallup.com |accessdate=2012-02-05}}</ref> | | According to a 2007 Pew Forum survey, about 4% of Americans are [[Atheism|atheists]]/[[agnosticism|agnostics]].<ref>[http://religions.pewforum.org/reports Pew Forum Religious Landscape Survey - Key findings]</ref> A 2008 [[Gallup poll]] showed that 6% of the U.S. population believed that no god or universal spirit exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/109108/belief-god-far-lower-western-us.aspx |title=Belief in God Far Lower in Western U.S |publisher=Gallup.com |accessdate=2012-02-05}}</ref> |