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Percentage of Change in the Number of Groups By Region and by Type of Group
One-, five-, and ten-year Percentage Changes in the number
of SPLC-identified United States Hate Groups, by Region: 1998-2007
Region |
Yearly Trends (Percentage Change) |
Five- & Ten-year Trends |
’98-’99 |
’99-’00 |
’00-’01 |
’01-’02 |
’02-’03 |
’03-’04 |
’04-’05 |
’05-’06 |
’06-’07 |
1998-2002 |
2002-2006 |
1998-2007 |
... |
Northeast |
↓4.35% |
↑54.55% |
↑14.71% |
↑23.08% |
↓8.33% |
↓6.82% |
↓12.20% |
↑36.11% |
↓4.08% |
↑108.70% |
↑2.08% |
↑104.35% |
Mid-Atlantic |
↓17.33% |
↑29.03% |
↑13.75% |
↓3.30% |
↑21.59% |
↑10.28% |
↓2.54% |
↑2.61% |
↑5.93% |
↑17.33% |
↑34.09% |
↑66.67% |
South |
↓12.74% |
↑49.19% |
↑15.22% |
↑6.92% |
↑10.29% |
↓2.67% |
↑2.74% |
↑1.87% |
↑1.57% |
↑60.38% |
↑12.35% |
↑82.55% |
Midwest/
Plains |
↓14.96% |
↑12.04% |
↑2.48% |
↓4.03% |
↑9.24% |
↑6.92% |
↑10.07% |
↓1.31% |
↑3.27% |
↓6.30% |
↑28.57% |
↑24.41% |
West |
↓20% |
↑13.75% |
↑14.29% |
↑8.65% |
↓7.08% |
↓5.71% |
↑25.25% |
↑13.71% |
↑19.58% |
↑13.00% |
↑24.78% |
↑71.00% |
... |
↓14.90% |
↑31.73% |
↑12.29% |
↑4.73% |
↑6.07% |
↑1.46% |
↑5.38% |
↑5.11% |
↑5.21% |
↑31.84% |
↑19.21% |
↑65.36% |
Total, United States |
One-, five-, and ten-year Percentage Changes
of SPLC-identified United States Hate Groups, by Type of Hate Group: 1998-2007
Type of Hate Group |
Yearly Trends (Percentage Changes) |
Five- & Ten-year Trends |
’98-’99 |
’99-’00 |
’00-’01 |
’01-’02 |
’02-’03 |
’03-’04 |
’04-’05 |
’05-’06 |
’06-’07 |
1998-2002 |
2002-2006 |
1998-2007 |
... |
Ku Klux Klan |
↓15.38% |
↓20.29% |
↓1.82% |
↑23.15% |
↑19.55% |
↑3.14% |
↑9.15% |
↓8.38% |
↓6.10% |
↓18.40% |
↑23.31% |
↓5.52% |
Neo-Confederates |
n/a |
n/a |
↑40.91% |
↓26.61% |
0% |
↑6.59% |
↑2.06% |
↑3.03% |
↑1.96% |
n/a |
↑400.00% |
n/a |
Neo-Nazi |
↓13.25% |
↑38.93% |
↑15.38% |
↑5.24% |
↓31.67% |
↑5.96% |
↓0.63% |
↑20.13% |
↑8.90% |
↑46.36% |
↓13.57% |
↑37.75% |
Racist Skinheads |
↓15.38% |
↓4.55% |
↑23.81% |
↓32.69% |
↑54.29% |
↑11.11% |
↑10% |
↑18.18% |
↑15.38% |
↓32.69% |
↑122.86% |
↑73.08% |
Christian Identity |
26.23% |
↓31.11% |
↓3.23% |
↓13.33% |
↑15.38% |
↓10% |
↑25.93% |
↑5.88% |
0% |
↓56.45% |
↑38.46% |
↓40.98% |
Black Separatist |
↓27.59% |
↑128.57% |
↑6.25% |
↑60.78% |
↑65.85% |
↓20.59% |
↓1.85% |
↓16.98% |
↓7.95% |
↑182.76% |
↑7.32% |
↑179.31% |
White Nationalist |
↑13.79% |
↑33.33% |
↓4.55% |
↓4.76% |
↑10% |
↑14.77% |
↑4.95% |
↑3.77% |
↑13.66% |
↑37.93% |
↑37.50% |
↑115.52% |
Holocaust Denial |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0% |
↑100% |
0% |
↑100% |
↑25% |
↑40% |
n/a |
↑400.00% |
n/a |
Racist Music |
0% |
↓25% |
↑100% |
↑50% |
0% |
0% |
↑44.44% |
↑7.69% |
↓7.14% |
↑125% |
↑55.56% |
↑225.00% |
Anti-Immigration |
n/a |
n/a |
0% |
↑33.33% |
0% |
0% |
↑25% |
↑120% |
↑27.27% |
n/a |
↑175.00% |
n/a |
Anti-Gay |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
↑300% |
↑50% |
0% |
↑50% |
0% |
↑500.00% |
↑800.00% |
Radical Traditionalist Catholic |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
↑1,100% |
0% |
0% |
n/a |
n/a |
General Hate |
↓61.11% |
↓14.29% |
0% |
↑316.67% |
↑4.00% |
0% |
↓3.85% |
↑8.00% |
↑29.63% |
↑38.89% |
↑8.00% |
↑94.44% |
... |
↓14.90% |
↑31.73% |
↑12.29% |
↑4.73% |
↑6.07% |
↑1.46% |
↑5.38% |
↑5.11% |
↑5.21% |
↑31.84% |
↑19.21% |
↑65.36% |
Total, United States |
Source: The Southern Poverty Law Center
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