1,338 Hate Crimes Occured at U.S. College Campuses

1,338

Total Hate Crimes

1,119

On-Campus Hate Crimes

For the calendar year 2023, 1,338 hate crimes occured at U.S. colleges. Hate Crimes includes Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter, Rape, Fondling, Incest, Statutory Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Arson, Simple Assault, Larceny, Intimidation, and Destruction / Damage / Vandalism.

For all hate crimes, there were 1,119 on-campus, 58 non-campus, 161 public property, and 317 residence hall hate crimes occured last year. (The number for on-campus hate crimes includes residence hall hate crimes).

Hate Crimes statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Rate per 1000 Students
Total1,3381,119581613170.02
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter300300.00
Rape1160560.00
Fondling220010.00
Incest00000-
Statutory Rape00000-
Robbery530200.00
Aggravated Assault291511330.00
Burglary413000.00
Motor Vehicle Theft500500.00
Arson311110.00
Simple Assault1671121837200.00
Larceny342914160.00
Intimidation59750520721290.01
Destruction / Damage / Vandalism47844514191410.01
Rate Per 1000 Students0.020.010.000.000.00-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics by State

The following table summarizes and compares the number of hate crimes. It only includes on-campus incidents, excluding ones at non-campus and pubic properties. You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE
On-campus Hate Crimes by State
StateEnrollmentTotal Hate CrimesRate per 1000 StudentsMurder/Non-negligent manslaughterRapeFondlingIncestStatutory RapeRobberyAggravated AssaultBurglaryMotor Vehicle TheftArsonSimple AssaultLarcenyIntimidationDestruction / Damage / Vandalism
Alaska279,06280.0300000020001032
Alabama1,036,56990.0100000001000062
Arkansas313,49230.0200000010001001
American Samoa3,77000.0000000000000000
Arizona2,332,432130.0100000000002056
California7,152,8071390.0200000120001954567
Colorado727,476660.10002000000022528
Connecticut872,93340.0100000000000022
District of Columbia820,203130.0200000000004045
Delaware269,64230.0100000000000021
Florida8,356,879110.0000000000002153
Federated States of Micronesia10,44000.0000000000000000
Georgia2,055,690170.01000000000021104
Guam4,40000.0000000000000000
Hawaii210,44500.0000000000000000
Iowa856,257110.0200000000001172
Idaho400,14180.0200000000001061
Illinois2,155,191340.020000000000501613
Indiana4,972,568250.01000000000082510
Kansas804,101140.0200000000000266
Kentucky1,534,56230.0100000000002010
Louisiana718,413150.03000000000000150
Massachusetts1,318,321490.060000000000631723
Maryland1,583,194310.020000000000111316
Maine223,52810.0000000000001000
Marshall Islands2,43200.0000000000000000
Michigan1,713,421230.01000000000020138
Minnesota731,592330.050000001000611411
Missouri1,527,782130.0100000100001074
Northern Marianas3,75900.0000000000000000
Mississippi440,02000.0000000000000000
Montana199,626170.09000000000010610
North Carolina1,891,977200.01000000000010136
North Dakota115,43510.0200000000000010
Nebraska416,442120.0300000000000183
New Hampshire276,43460.0200000000002013
New Jersey1,786,503240.02000000000000168
New Mexico406,83790.0200000000003024
Nevada561,17810.0000000000000001
New York4,053,0661220.040000012000426251
Ohio1,607,197310.02040000000063711
Oklahoma564,99810.0000000000000010
Oregon808,927460.07000000000062731
Pennsylvania1,813,706730.050100001001503035
Puerto Rico773,42330.0000000000001011
Palau38700.0000000000000000
Rhode Island206,28360.0300000000001023
South Carolina955,729140.0101000000001039
South Dakota70,85130.0400000000000021
Tennessee934,663120.0100000000000075
Texas10,555,094320.000000001000011812
Utah1,762,033120.0100000020002134
Virginia2,843,961360.02000000000080244
Virgin Islands33,65500.0000000000000000
Vermont70,044190.31000000000000613
Washington1,135,958430.040000000000301426
Wisconsin1,063,457260.03000000100010168
West Virginia288,13730.0100000020000001
Wyoming48,05210.0200000000000010
Total78,675,5751,3380.020620031510111229505445