The rate of violent hate crime in 2005 was less than the rate of violent crime in 2019.
Comparing the rates of violent hate crime across the years.
- Violent hate crime was at a rate of just over 0.8% in 2005.
- In 2019, this had risen to a rate of 1%.
This comparison is not surprising because there had been a downward trend in violent hate crime but this began to rise in 2016 till it reached the rate of 1.0% in 2019.
Motivations and perpetrators of those hate crimes
- Motivated by race and ethnicity.
- Perpetrated by far right activists.
With the election of Donald Trump, far right activists gained renewed momentum as they felt he was on their side. As a result, they increased their tendency to engage in violent hate crime.
Find out more on far right activists at https://brainly.com/question/511410.