Federal report: Steady rise in hate crimes at schools

(CNN) – In a first-of-its-kind report released Monday, the Department of Justice found hate crimes at schools have steadily risen since 2020 and schools were the third most common location for reported hate crimes to occur in the U.S. The number of hate crimes at schools more than doubled from 500 in 2020 to more than 1,300 in 2022, according to the report. Related Stories While the most common place for a victim to experience a hate crime was on the street or in a home during that time, 10% of hate crimes happened at school locations in 2022, the final year for which data was analyzed. The report, spanning 2018 to 2022, found a total of more than 4,300 hate crimes were reported in schools over five years, with the largest number of alleged offenses being motivated by anti-Black bias. “From 2018 through 2022, the most common bias type of reported hate crime offenses at schools was Anti-Black or African American, with 1,690 reported hate crime offenses involving this bias type during the observed five years, followed by Anti-Jewish (745 offenses), and Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (Mixed Group) (342 offenses),” the report states. “The most frequently reported offenses...