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The FBI warned at the start of the Covid outbreak in the US that it expected a surge in hate crimes against those of Asian descent.
But over the last year, hate crimes, as classified and recorded by the police, rose at a faster pace against people of Asian descent than hate crimes over all.
The center found anti‐Asian hate crimes rose from 49 crimes in 2019 to 122 in 2020, an increase of 149%. Researchers faulted negative stereotyping of Asians during the early rise...
Overall, the report found verbal harassment and shunning — interactions that don't qualify legally as hate crimes — make up the two largest shares of total incidents.
This page aims to raise awareness of hate crimes against Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI). Learn more about DOJ's efforts to address anti-AANHPI hate crimes by viewing the featured grantees, featured resources, Spotlight articles, publications, and DOJ news releases on this page.
Anti-Asian hate crimes were on the rise in the wake of the COVID-19 public health crisis, but after the Atlanta shootings that left eight people dead, six of them women of Asian descent, there is renewed sense of urgency to denounce racism and scapegoating.
Anti-Asian hate crimes decreased 33% from 2021 to 2022, according to data released last week by the FBI — the first recorded drop in anti-Asian hate crimes since the start of the pandemic.
