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> It should be noted that the statistics are skewed because the states use different definitions of what constitutes a hate crime.<ref>Chiaramonte, Perry (May 24, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/24/hate-crime-criteria-vary-widely-by-state-making-analysis-such-offenses-difficult.html Hate crime criteria vary widely by state, making analysis of such offenses difficult]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 24, 2017.</ref>
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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> It should be noted that the statistics are skewed because the states use different definitions of what constitutes a hate crime.<ref>Chiaramonte, Perry (May 24, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/24/hate-crime-criteria-vary-widely-by-state-making-analysis-such-offenses-difficult.html Hate crime criteria vary widely by state, making analysis of such offenses difficult]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 24, 2017.</ref> The most common type of hate crime that bloats overall hate crime statistics is graffiti on public bathroom walls.