Nationwide and State Unemployment and Hate Crime Rate Correlations

Annual Correlations between Unemployment Rate change and Hate Crime Rate change nationwide

Sources:  FBI Hate Crime Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics

(specifically, the BLS's not seasonally adjusted unemployment data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics [LAUS]).

Includes the District of Columbia but excludes Hawaii which does not supply hate crime data to the FBI.

State Correlations between Unemployment Rate change and Hate Crime Rate change by Region

Sources:  FBI Hate Crime Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics

(specifically, the BLS's not seasonally adjusted unemployment data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics [LAUS]).

Includes the District of Columbia but excludes Hawaii which does not supply hate crime data to the FBI.

No agencies in Hawaii, including higher educational institutions, have ever participated in reporting hate incidents/crimes to the FBI during these years.