HATE CRIME IN MICHIGAN Definition: Hate Crime is a criminal offense committed against a person or property which is motivated in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias against a race/national origin, religion, sexual-orientation, mental/physical disability or ethnicity - Victim Information Victim Type Business 70 Government 16 Hate crime incidents are identified on the motivation of the offender(s). Law Individual 744 enforcement investigations determine the objective facts to lead to a reasonable Other 5 conclusion that the offender’s actions were motivated by bias against a racial, religious, Police Officer 5 ethnic/national origin, mental/physical disability, or sexual-orientation group. Accurate data collection of hate crimes depends heavily on proper training of law enforcement to Religious Organization 5 recognize such incidents and the cooperation and desire of communities/victims to Society/Public 67 report these incidents to law enforcement. Unknown 2 Grand Total 914 Victims by Type Unknown 2 Society/Public 67 A total of 914 victims of hate crimes were reported to the UCR unit in 2007. Religious Organization 5 Individuals and police officers made up 749 of those totals. Police Officer 5 Other 5 According to the statistics, you are more 744 likely to become a victim of a hate crime if Individual you are between the age 10 and 19. Anti- black was the most targeted bias for all Government 16 the age groups. Business 70 1 10 100 1000 2007 MICHIGAN INCIDENT CRIME REPORT HATE CRIME IN MICHIGAN Victims by Age Group and Bias Motivation Totals by Bias Motivation Totals Anti-Am. Indian/Alaskan Native 7 Victim Type - Individual Bias Motivation Bias Motivation Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander 20 Total Age Group 00 – 09 Totals Age Group 10-19 Totals Anti-Bisexual 7 Age Group Victims Anti-Black 10 Anti-Am. Indian/Alaskan 00 - 09 37 Native 1 Anti-Black 324 Anti-Hispanic 4 10 - 19 163 Anti-Islamic 4 Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander 3 Anti-Catholic 4 20 - 29 158 Anti-Jewish 1 Anti-Black 64 Anti-Female 19 30 - 39 148 Anti-Catholic 2 Anti-Female Homosexual 10 40 - 49 122 Anti-Male 1 Anti-Female 3 Anti-Heterosexual 3 50 - 59 88 Anti-Male Homosexual 5 60 - 69 25 Anti-Female Homosexual 3 Anti-Hispanic 33 Anti-Mental Disability 1 70 - 79 7 Anti-Heterosexual 1 Anti-Homosexual 26 Anti-Other Ethnicity/National 80 - 89 1 Origin 2 Anti-Hispanic 7 Anti-Islamic 46 90 - 99 0 Anti-Other Religion 1 Anti-Homosexual 5 Anti-Jewish 25 100 + 0 Anti-Protestant 1 Anti-Islamic 7 Anti-Male 8 Grand Total 749 Anti-White 7 Anti-Jewish 9 Anti-Male Homosexual 51 Grand Total 37 Anti-Male 1 Anti-Mental Disability 11 Anti-Male Homosexual 8 Anti-Multi-Racial Group 12 Anti-Mental Disability 3 Anti-Multi-Religious Group 9 Anti-Other Ethnicity/National Anti-Other Ethnicity/National 42 Origin 11 Origin Anti-Physical Disability 4 Anti-Other Religion 18 Anti-Protestant 1 Anti-Physical Disability 10 Anti-White 30 Anti-Protestant 6 Grand Total 163 Anti-White 223 Grand Total 914 2007 MICHIGAN INCIDENT CRIME REPORT HATE CRIME IN MICHIGAN Victim by Age Group and Bias Continued Bias Motivation Bias Motivation Bias Motivation Age Group 20-29 Totals Age Group 30-39 Totals Age Group 40-49 Totals Anti-Am. Indian/Alaskan Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander 5 Anti-Am. Indian/Alaskan Native 1 Native 1 Anti-Bisexual 1 Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander 5 Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander 4 Anti-Black 64 Anti-Bisexual 3 Anti-Bisexual 2 Anti-Female 5 Anti-Black 42 Anti-Black 57 Anti-Female Homosexual 2 Anti-Female 2 Anti-Female 4 Anti-Heterosexual 1 Anti-Female Homosexual 2 Anti-Female Homosexual 3 Anti-Hispanic 3 Anti-Hispanic 5 Anti-Hispanic 6 Anti-Homosexual 5 Anti-Homosexual 5 Anti-Homosexual 6 Anti-Islamic 8 Anti-Islamic 3 Anti-Islamic 11 Anti-Jewish 2 Anti-Jewish 1 Anti-Jewish 2 Anti-Male Homosexual 8 Anti-Male Homosexual 10 Anti-Male Homosexual 9 Anti-Mental Disability 2 Anti-Multi Racial Group 1 Anti-Mental Disability 1 Anti-Multi Racial Group 3 Anti-Other Ethnicity/National 5 Anti-Multi Racial Group 3 Anti-Other Ethnicity/National 10 Origin Anti-Multi Religious Group 2 Origin Anti-Other Religion 1 Anti-Other Ethnicity/National Anti-Other Religion 2 Anti-Protestant 2 Origin 4 Anti-Physical Disability 1 Anti-White 34 Anti-Other Religion 2 Anti-White 26 Grand Total 122 Anti-Physical Disability 2 Grand Total 148 Anti-White 39 Grand Total 158 2007 MICHIGAN INCIDENT CRIME REPORT HATE CRIME IN MICHIGAN Victim by Age Group and Bias Continued Bias Motivation Age Group 50-59 Totals Bias Motivation Anti-Am. Indian/Alaskan Native 1 Age Group 70-79 Totals Anti-Bisexual 1 Bias Motivation Anti-Black 2 Anti-Black 27 Age Group 60-69 Totals Anti-Female 1 Anti-Catholic 1 Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander 2 Anti-White 4 Anti-Female 2 Anti-Black 5 Grand Total 7 Anti-Hispanic 3 Anti-Hispanic 2 Anti-Homosexual 1 Anti-Male 1 Anti-Islamic 5 Anti-Male Homosexual 1 Anti-Jewish 6 Anti-Multi-Racial Group 2 Bias Motivation Anti-Male 4 Anti-Other Ethnicity/National 1 Age Group 80-89 Totals Origin Anti-Male Homosexual 2 Anti-Black 1 Anti-Mental Disability 1 Anti-White 11 Grand Total 1 Anti-Other Ethnicity/National 6 Grand Total 25 Origin Anti-Other Religion 8 Anti-Physical Disability 3 Anti-Protestant 1 Anti-White 16 Grand Total 88 2007 MICHIGAN INCIDENT CRIME REPORT HATE CRIME IN MICHIGAN Location of Bias Incidents Residence/Home Location – Victim to Offender Relationship Location of Incidents Totals Percentage Acquaintance 46 Air/Bus/Train Terminal 3 0.38% Boyfriend/Girlfriend 13 Bank/Savings & Loan 3 0.38% Child 3 Bar/Night Club 18 2.30% Child in Common 2 Campground 1 0.13% Child of Boyfriend/Girlfriend 1 Church/Synagogue/Temple 11 1.41% Common Law Spouse 2 College 23 2.94% Ex-spouse 1 Commercial/Office Building 36 4.60% Former Dating Boyfriend/Girlfriend 2 Construction Site 3 0.38% Former Resident Boyfriend/Girlfriend 2 Convenience Store 9 1.15% Friend 2 Department/Discount Store 23 2.94% Neighbor 56 Drug Store/Doctor’s Office/Hospital 10 1.28% Offender 4 Field/Woods 4 0.51% Other Family Member 2 Government/Public Building 13 1.66% Otherwise Known 46 Grocery/Supermarket 9 1.15% Parent 3 Highway/Road/Alley 131 16.75% Resident Boyfriend/Girlfriend 1 Hotel/Motel etc. 7 0.90% Sibling 4 Jail/Prison 5 0.64% Spouse 3 Liquor Store 5 0.64% Step-parent 1 Other 32 4.09% Stranger 28 Parking Lot/Garage 43 5.50% Unknown 104 Residence/Home 274 35.04% Grand Totals 326 Rest Area/Roadside Park 12 1.53% Restaurant 12 1.53% School 60 7.67% The location of “Residence/Home” reported the largest percentage of incidents. Service/Gas Station 22 2.81% There were a total of 326 victims involved in those incidents. The victim to offender relationship is located above. Specialty Store 11 1.41% Unknown 2 0.26% Grand Total 782 2007 MICHIGAN INCIDENT CRIME REPORT HATE CRIME IN MICHIGAN Weapons Involved in Bias Motivation Weapon Used Totals Blunt Object 13 Bias Motivation Weapon Used Total Incidents Fire/Incendiary Device 1 Anti-American Indian/Alaskan Native None 5 Firearm 3 Personal Weapon 2 Handgun 11 Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander None 14 Knife/Cutting Instrument 13 Other 1 Motor Vehicle 3 Personal Weapon 3 None 591 Anti-Bisexual None 5 Other 16 Personal Weapon 1 Other Firearm 2 Anti-Black Blunt Object 8 Firearm 1 Personal Weapon 119 Handgun 9 Rifle 2 Knife/Cutting Instrument 8 Unknown 8 Motor Vehicle 2 Grand Total 782 None 209 Other 3 Other Firearm 1 Seventy-six (76%) percent of the incidents did not Personal Weapon 31 have a weapon involved in the commission of the Unknown 1 hate crime incident. Personal weapons were Anti-Catholic None 3 involved in 15% of the incidents. Personal Personal Weapon 1 weapons are defined as hands, feet, teeth, etc. Anti-Female Firearm 1 None 17 Both blunt object and knife/cutting instrument were used on the victim in 2% of the incidents. One Personal Weapon 3 percent (1%) involved a handgun. Anti-Female Homosexual None 3 Personal Weapon 4 Anti-Heterosexual None 3 2007 MICHIGAN INCIDENT CRIME REPORT HATE CRIME IN MICHIGAN Weapons Involved in Bias Motivation Continued Bias Motivation Weapon Used Total Incidents Bias Motivation Weapon Used Total Incidents Anti-Hispanic Fire/Incendiary Device 1 Anti-Mental Disability None 5 Handgun 1 Other 1 Knife/Cutting Instrument 1 Personal Weapon 5 None 15 Anti-Multi-Racial Group None 6 Other 1 Personal Weapon 2 Personal Weapon 2 Anti-Multi-Religious Group None 7 Rifle 1 Anti-Other Ethnicity/National Origin Motor Vehicle 1 Anti-Homosexual None 19 None 26 Personal Weapon 6 Other 2 Unknown 1 Other Firearm 1 Anti-Islamic Blunt Object 1 Personal Weapon 5 None 29 Unknown 1 Other 1 Anti-Other Religion Blunt Object 1 Personal Weapon 2 None 10 Unknown 1 Anti-Physical Disability None 4 Anti-Jewish Blunt Object 1 Other 2 Firearm 1 Personal Weapon 1 None 19 Anti-Protestant None 3 Other 1 Personal Weapon 3 Personal Weapon 1 Anti-White Blunt Object 2 Anti-Male None 7 Knife/Cutting Instrument 4 Personal Weapon 1 None 155 Anti-Male Homosexual Handgun 1 Other 3 None 27 Personal Weapon 33 Other 1 Unknown 2 Personal Weapon 13 Rifle 1 Unknown 2 2007 MICHIGAN INCIDENT CRIME REPORT HATE CRIME IN MICHIGAN Offenses Committed by Offender MICR Offense Totals MICR Offense Totals Aggravated/ Felonious Assault 62 Larceny – Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts/Accessories 1 Arson 3 Liquor Violations – Other 1 Burglary- Entry Without Force (Intent to Commit) 3 Miscellaneous Criminal Offense 5 Burglary- Forced Entry 24 Motor Vehicle as Stolen Property 2 Burglary- Unlawful Entry (No Intent) 2 Motor Vehicle Theft 5 Civil Rights 7 Non-Aggravated Assault 141 Conservation 1 Obstructing Justice 4 Damage to Property 133 Obstructing Police 6 Disorderly