FBI report shows hate crimes at highest level in 20 years

Details: The number of anti-Black hate crimes went up from 1,930 to 2,871, an increase of about 43%, while the number of anti-Asian hate crimes went up from 158 to 279, an increase of about 77%, per the FBI.

• The total number of hate crimes increased from 7,287 to 8,263, about a 13% increase.
• Attacks against white people increased 30%, while reported attacks on Jewish people decreased.

Driving the news: In May, President Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law, which is meant to help law enforcement better identify anti-Asian hate. There's been a rise in anti-Asian attacks since the start of the pandemic.

Of note: Groups, like Stop AAPI Hate, have noted that anti-Asian hate crimes are notoriously difficult to count and the FBI is likely undercounting the true number.

• Stop AAPI Hate reported 6,603 hate incidents from March 2020 to March 2021, an increase from 3,795 the same time the previous year.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with new statistics on total number of hate crimes, anti-Black hate crimes, anti-Asian hate crimes and attacks against white people, based on an update released by the FBI. Its original report had only partial 2020 data for Ohio.